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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not understand the difference in the outcomes in Germany and UK with kids and Delta, and the American South now. Why is there a surge in kids in hospitals and icu ‘s in the South??[/quote]

This is just a guess, but because of higher vaccination rates in Germany and UK.  Kids are most likely to get covid from a family member, and you've got low vaccination rates amongst the parents in the South (as well as the kids that are eligible).[/quote]

But also, the increase in ICU hospitalizations overall is likely still a statistical blip.  The stories are alarming, but are not very nuanced.  There have also been reports that more kids are being hospitalized with RSV right now (likely because they were in quarantine during the usual time when kids get it) so that's filling up beds too.  So the "the beds are full!" stories don't often report how many of those (10? 20?) beds are used by RSV patients versus covid patients.

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Wouldn’t those RSV kids be below age three mostly?[/quote]

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