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Original title: Global Observation 丨 Where will American children remain severe in the “splint” Source: CCTV News Client
A few days ago, an astonishing scene occurred outside the Idaho State Capitol in the United States: hundreds of people gathered to publicly burn masks to protest the local government’s epidemic prevention requirements. At the scene, many children even happily joined in the game of “playing with fire” with the support of their parents.
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Recently, driven by both the prospect of vaccination and pressure to restart the economy, at least 17 states in the United States have renounced statewide mask orders, and local boycotts and protests against Restrictive measures such as masks have also been one after. other. But strange things like Idaho that mobilize children to burn masks seem to have little precedent.
At this time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States has exceeded 29 million, of which more than 13% are children. According to data from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), as of the last statistical day of March 4, local time, about 3.23 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with a new coronary pneumonia.
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On the one hand, cases are increasing day by day “regardless of age”, on the other hand, adults and children are “anti-intellectual” together … The paradoxical reality certainly reflects the double confusion faced by American children in the epidemic.
No dangerous? Endangered? What Happens After a Child Is Infected?
Although it is rare for children infected with the new coronavirus to develop a serious illness so far, they are threatened by a complication of a new coronary pneumonia that adults do not have: childhood multiple systems inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). MIS-C is generally characterized by severe inflammation in one or more parts of the body, which can be life-threatening in children.
In recent months, children’s hospitals in the United States have reportedly reported an increasing number of MIS-C cases. The latest report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the majority of MIS-C cases are children ages 1 to 14. As of March 1, there have been 2,617 cases of MIS-C in the United States, resulting in the deaths of 33 children.
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The report also shows that under normal circumstances, with the increase in new cases of coronary pneumonia, the cases of MIS-C will also increase and their concealment is stronger. CNN specifically mentioned Nolan, a 13-year-old American boy. Nolan, who was diagnosed with MIS-C, had never tested positive for the new coronavirus before, but subsequent tests found that Nolan had antibodies to the new coronavirus, indicating that he had been infected.
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As for children with MIS-C who have returned to normal after treatment, doctors are not sure if they have really recovered and if they will have possible sequelae. For this reason, Dr. Larry Kolari, deputy medical director in charge of infection prevention and control at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, hopes parents won’t take it lightly. At risk of infection “.
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In addition to the risk of MIS-C, the infection of children with the new corona virus also poses a threat to the adult world. A new study shows that the incidence of new coronavirus infections among people under the age of 18 in Mississippi is significantly underestimated, and the actual number of infections may be more than 10 times higher than previously reported.
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Some pediatricians have previously pointed out that compared to adults, minors are more likely to be asymptomatic after being infected with the new coronavirus, so there may be many minors who have not been diagnosed in time, and these minors can still be treated as asymptomatic. The vector transmits the virus to others. Unfortunately, at the time of publication of the aforementioned investigative report, more than a dozen states in the United States, including Mississippi, have relaxed their restrictions.
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The vaccine was not available for a while, but the offline classes came.
It is worth noting that it is also a critical stage for the new US administration to demonstrate the achievements of the “Hundred Days New Deal.” President Biden had previously promised to reopen American schools within 100 days of taking office.
The New York Times reported that as the Biden administration actively encourages the restoration of offline teaching, more and more Republican governors are eager to call for schools to reopen. In many cases, the order to reopen schools is with the teachers’ union. Issued under opposition. Some teacher unions believe that teachers should be vaccinated before school starts.
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Not only teachers are concerned about safety, but students also face the same problem. According to CDC guidance, even in areas with a high rate of virus transmission, schools can safely start school by taking necessary restrictive measures. However, surveys show that only 4% of students in the United States live in areas that have conditions to fully resume teaching offline without restrictions.
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Also, it is temporarily impossible to count on vaccines to help. In an interview with the media at 7th local time, America’s leading infectious disease expert Fauci predicted that American high school students will receive the new crown vaccine early this fall semester, while American students from elementary school will have to wait at least until the first quarter of next year.
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As politicians, parents, teachers, and children collectively engage in the struggle to resume classes, the epidemic and anti-epidemic situation in the United States becomes more complicated. Currently, the highly infectious B.1.1.7 mutant virus has spread to at least 46 states in the United States and Washington, DC. Americans who have received both doses of the vaccine represent only 9.2% of the total population, and the majority Americans have completed the vaccination, at least a few months. Experts have warned that the current vaccination rate lags far behind the spread of the mutant virus, and the United States may usher in another peak in the epidemic.
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Fauci also emphasized again that the current increase in the number of cases in the United States is still at a high level of 60,000 to 70,000. It is still far from the daily increase of less than 10,000 required to relax restrictions. Therefore, some states cancel the order of the masks and other practices are “puzzling”. To prevent the epidemic from rebounding when new variants of the virus appear, Americans must remain vigilant and “take care of most of the people who are still waiting to be vaccinated.”
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Planning 丨 Wang Jian
Written by Shan Lijuan and Lin Wei
Editor 丨 Zhang Ling Wang Full text Liu Yun
Signed review 丨 Shang Juan Wang Jian
Producer 丨 Guan Juanjuan
