Children from ethnic and racial minorities, with an underlying health condition, and children between the ages of 18 and 20 are more likely to die, the CDC-led research team wrote in a study published Tuesday in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Researchers studied the states of New York City, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the United States. The Virgin Islands was asked to submit information on coronavirus deaths in people under the age of 21 between February 12 and July 31. Seventy officers responded.
In about 5.5 million Kovid-1 cases in the country, researchers found a total of 111,141 cases of Kovid-1 and MIS-C in people under 21 years of age. While people under the age of 21 make up 26% of the U.S. population, they make up. Only 8% of all reported cases.
Hispanics, Blacks, and American Indian / Alaska origin were disproportionately affected. Of the 121 deaths, a total of 44% were Hispanic children, 29% black children, 4% American Indian / Alaska descent and 4% Asian or Pacific Islander. While these groups represent 41% of the U.S. population under the age of 21, their mortality in that age range is approximately 75%. Fourteen percent of deaths were among white children.
“Infants, children, adolescents and young adults, especially those at high risk of ethnic and racial minority groups, people with underlying medical conditions and their caregivers need clear, consistent and developing, linguistically and culturally appropriate COVID-19 prevention.” The researchers wrote.
While 25% of deaths were in previously healthy children, 75% had at least one health condition and 45% had two or more. The most commonly reported medical condition was a disease of the lungs, including asthma; Obesity; Neurologic and developmental conditions and vascular conditions.
Significant variations were observed in the breakdown between different age groups, who performed better than adolescents and young adults in younger age groups. About 10% of deaths were in infants under 1 year of age, an additional 9% were in children between 1 and 4, while another 11% were in the 5-9 range and 10% in the 10-10 range. But about 20% of deaths occurred in adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17 and over 40% in people between the ages of 18 and 20.
This was somewhat in line with previous CDC figures which found that children aged 0 to 4 were four times less likely to be hospitalized and nine times more likely to die than those aged 18 to 29, and those aged 5 to 17. . Nine times more likely to be hospitalized and 16 times fewer deaths than those aged 18 to 29 years.
Girls proved to be worse than boys: 63% of men compared to 37% of men.
Although children are less likely to become seriously ill and die, they can still be infected and, according to numerous studies, can transmit SARS-COV-2 to others.
They found at least two children who had no symptoms. They not only caught the virus, but also passed it on to others, including a mother who was hospitalized. The eight-month-old baby was infected by both parents.
Researchers from the Salt Lake County Health Department wrote in their report that “infected children exposed to these three facilities did not show signs of relaxation. Two out of three possible children transmitted SARS-Cavi-2 to their parents and possibly their teachers. “.
CDC researchers from the current study said it was important to keep an eye on children infected with Kovid-19. “Infants, children, and adolescents are more likely to have mild COVID-19 disease than adults. Complications, including MIS-C and respiratory failure, occur in this population. Individuals infected or exposed to SARS-CVID-2” should follow it closely so that Deterioration can be detected as soon as possible, “they wrote.
The report was contributed by Jacqueline Howard, Sandy Lamotte and Lynn Mascarenhas.
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