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A 23-week-pregnant mother, recently diagnosed with COVID-19, died before her baby could deliver. A 5 week old child positive for COVID has been admitted to hospital. A 5 year old was in and out of consciousness in Childrens of Mississippi.
That was all on Dr Anita Hendersons’ plaque in a single day in mid-August as the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread across the state. Henderson, a pediatrician from Hattiesburg, joined the Mississippi Todays The Other Side podcast this week to discuss the rise of COVID-19 in children.
Our adults and seniors have been at the center of our concerns over the past year. Nursing homes were a concern last year, Henderson said. But now, with the Delta wave with this Delta variant, the kids are where we should be focusing our efforts and energy. They must be our priority as COVID is rampant in the school system and through our children.
While doctors are unsure whether the delta variant is more virulent or causes more serious illness in children, they are sure: there are many, many more. And the data confirms it.
READ MORE: Childhood COVID-19 Cases Rising Rapidly in Mississippi
A Mississippi Today analysis last week shows an 830% increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in children for the first two weeks of school in 2021 compared to the first two weeks, this data was reported last August .
Childrens of Mississippi saw its highest number of children hospitalized with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 on August 19, with 28 children requiring hospital care. Eight of them were in the intensive care unit.
To be fair right now, we have a runaway train in our state in terms of children, Henderson said. We have a pediatric children’s hospital in our state. We have a pediatric intensive care unit, and it’s overwhelmed. So we’re just asking people to do whatever they can to put kids first, do what’s right for kids, get them to school safely, and get them across this delta wave. safely.
LISTEN: Dr Anita Hendersons full podcast episode.
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Train on the run in Mississippi right now: Pediatrician issues serious warning as more children receive COVID
A 23-week-pregnant mother, recently diagnosed with COVID-19, died before her baby could deliver. A 5 week old child positive for COVID has been admitted to hospital. A 5 year old was in and out of consciousness in Childrens of Mississippi.
That was all on Dr Anita Hendersons’ plaque in a single day in mid-August as the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread across the state. Henderson, a pediatrician from Hattiesburg, joined the Mississippi Todays The Other Side podcast this week to discuss the rise of COVID-19 in children.
Our adults and seniors have been at the center of our concerns over the past year. Nursing homes were a concern last year, Henderson said. But now, with the Delta wave with this Delta variant, the kids are where we should be focusing our efforts and energy. They must be our priority as COVID is rampant in the school system and through our children.
While doctors are unsure whether the delta variant is more virulent or causes more serious illness in children, they are sure: there are many, many more. And the data confirms it.
READ MORE: Childhood COVID-19 Cases Rising Rapidly in Mississippi
A Mississippi Today analysis last week shows an 830% increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in children for the first two weeks of school in 2021 compared to the first two weeks, this data was reported last August .
Childrens of Mississippi saw its highest number of children hospitalized with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 on August 19, with 28 children requiring hospital care. Eight of them were in the intensive care unit.
“To be honest right now, we have a runaway train in our state in terms of kids,” Henderson said. “We have a children’s pediatric hospital in our state. We have a pediatric intensive care unit, and it’s overwhelmed. So we’re just asking people to do whatever they can to put children first, do what that’s good for the kids, get them safely to school and get them across that delta wave safely. “
LISTEN: Complete podcast episode of Dr Anita Hendersons.
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