A study in JAMA Pediatrics he said Thursday. Its authors wrote that this meant that young children could be important drivers of COVID-19 transmission within communities, a suggestion at odds with the current prevailing narrative. The document comes as the administration of United States President Donald Trump is pushing for …
Read More »Children can carry 100 times more COVID-19 than adults: study
According to new research, infected children under the age of 5 can carry up to 100 times as much coronavirus in their nose and throat as adults, while older children carry at least as much as adults. That despite showing mild symptoms, the study found, published Thursday in the journal …
Read More »Kids stream on Twitch: where potential predators find them
Similar spot checks from less popular Twitch competitors YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming yielded far fewer cases of apparent live streaming of children. To stream on YouTube via mobile devices, a user must have more than 1,000 followers. Facebook Live doesn’t have a comparable restriction, but its live channel discovery …
Read More »The youngest Kimora Lynum person in Florida will die from COVID-19
Kimora “Kimme” Lynum and her mother. Photo: Mikasha Young-Holmes (GoFundMe Health officials in Florida say a 9-year-old girl is the youngest person in the state to die from COVID-19. Kimora “Kimmie” Lynum of Gainesville died of complications from coronavirus on July 17. According to a GoFundMe created by his family …
Read More »Leon County boy hospitalized with COVID-19 as cases are shot in children
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WTXL) – A boy under the age of five remains hospitalized in Leon County after contracting the coronavirus, as cases in children continue to skyrocket across the state. Nearly 8,000 children across the state of Florida tested positive in just eight days. Weeks before schools open, the number …
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