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US scientists analysed the health records of 167,262 children with COVID-19 at 56 sites to see which factors played a part in the severity of the disease, and in the chances of developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Among the children, 10,245 were hospitalised, and the researchers found those most at risk of developing severe disease were male, black/African American, under the age of 12, obese, and had pre-existing pediatric diseases. Comparing children during the Delta vs pre-Delta eras, there was no change in hospitalisation rate, and severe disease was actually less likely with Delta. The findings should be used to identify children most at risk of severe COVID-19 to allow early intervention, the researchers say.
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Characteristics, Outcomes, Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children
What The Study Did: In this study of 167,000 children in the US positive for SARS-CoV-2, of whom 10,000 were hospitalized, researchers examined factors associated with outcomes and disease severity.
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