Articles on COVID-19 Infection in Children:
Studies and Other Resources
Large studies ignored by the Center for Disease Control show that closing schools and limiting gatherings are the two most important measures to stop the spread of COVID.
*“Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions” Nature (Dec. 2020)
https://www.nature.com/
*“Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US.” Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (Sep. 2020)
“In this US population–based time series analysis conducted between March 9, 2020, and May 7, 2020, school closure was associated with a significant decline in both incidence of COVID-19 (adjusted relative change per week, −62%) and mortality (adjusted relative change per week, −58%)”
https://jamanetwork.com/
Children get sick and die from COVID-19.
*”Covid infections in England fall by two-thirds but most widespread among young”, The Guardian (Feb. 18, 2021) – The U.K. variant will be the dominant strain in the U.S. by the end of March
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/18/covid-infections-in-england-fall-by-two-thirds-but-spreading-fastest-among-young
*“Covid-Linked Syndrome in Children Is Growing, and Cases Are More Severe”, New York Times (Feb. 16, 2021)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/
*“Some children’s hospitals see a surge in rare Covid-19 complication MIS-C” CNN.com (Mar. 8, 2021)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/
School reopenings make poor and working-class parents who stay home to care for their children ineligible for key economic relief
*Chamber of Commerce statement on PUAs
https://www.uschamber.com/
Reopenings increase opportunities for the virus to mutate and spread more effectively. Vaccines only have limited and temporary effectiveness.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/
-“In Oregon, Scientists Find a Virus Variant With a Worrying Mutation” New York Times (Mar. 5, 2021)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/
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