According to foreign media reports, although since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in the United States, only 735 children in the United States have died in the 20 months until the end of last year, an average of about 36-37 children have died every month. But since the Omiljun strain spread across the Country this year, 179 children have died of COVID-19 in the United States in the past two months, an average of at least 70 children per month.
In this regard, many American experts pointed out that although the main infection of the upper respiratory tract of the Omilton strain is less harmful to adults than the previous strain, the risk of the strain to young children is greater than that of the previous strain.
The Guardian pointed out in a recent report that since the Omilton strain spread across the United States at the beginning of this year, the number of children who died of the new crown epidemic in the United States in the first two months of this year has increased significantly, accounting for 20% of the total number of child deaths since the outbreak of the epidemic in the spring of 2020.
The newspaper also listed data that in the 20 months from May 2020 to the end of 2021, the number of minors aged 0-17 in the United States due to covid-19 was 735, but since Omicron became the main strain of the epidemic in the United States this year, 179 children in the United States have died from covid-19 in the first two months of 2022.
An expert at a children's hospital in the United States also said in an interview with the newspaper that there had been a surge in the number of children hospitalized in hospitals because of the Omiljun strain, a situation they had not anticipated in previous months.
As for why the Less toxic Than the previous strains of the Olmiqueron strain, the risk to children has increased, the Guardian said that this is partly because the vaccination rate of children in the United States is low, the vaccination rate of children aged 5 to 11 in the United States is less than 30%, on the other hand, because this strain is more likely to infect the upper respiratory tract, but children's upper respiratory tract is narrower than adults, so it is more likely to have adverse consequences than adults.
Some experts also said that with the emergence of the Olmikeron strain, the previous claim that the new crown virus had little impact on children is no longer accurate. "Omi kerong is really bad for children," said a public health expert at Boston University.
However, a recent report in the Washington Post that also paid attention to the impact of the Aumechjong strain on children pointed out that a study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the Olmikron strain did not significantly increase the case fatality rate of children.
But the study also acknowledges that the effects of the Aumecreon strain on children are indeed much greater than previous strains, with a marked increase in the hospitalization rate of children and more children beginning to be admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit for infection with the Olmiqueron strain. Among them, children and infants under 5 years of age need to be hospitalized most commonly.
The report also mentions the characteristics of Omiljung's infection of the upper respiratory tract, which is one of the main reasons why the strain is more at risk to children: because the upper respiratory tract of children is narrower, they are more likely to be blocked due to infection and inflammation. Some children's doctors in the United States pointed out that the children admitted to their hospitals are mainly the above respiratory tract infections.
"People say that Omikeron looks less toxic than Delta, and I guess that's because this strain is less likely to infect the lungs, but that's not a good thing for everyone," the doctor said.
Original: Geng Zhige