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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Still amazes me how much dcum thinks covid is some wild conspiracy.

Infants under 6 months are at highest risk of severe covid abs comparable to adults over 65.

I kept my kids isolated until fully vaccinated for it because the world is filled with jerks who think wearing a mask or staying home when sick is too hard.  [/quote]

No, the covid mortality rate is 50-100x higher in 65-74-year-olds than infants. About 200x higher in 75-84 year-olds.

It isn't a significant risk in infants.[/quote]

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October 2, 2024
Protecting infants and children from COVID-19-associated hospitalization
October 2, 2024, 1:40 PM EDT
What to know
Infants younger than 6 months of age and children with one or more underlying medical conditions are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease.
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy can help protect infants after birth and is recommended for all pregnant women year-round.
Children aged 6 months to 4 years are recommended to receive a multidose initial COVID-19 vaccination series. This is especially important for children with underlying medical conditions. 
A parent holding their infant against their chest.
Summary
What CDC Knows
Indicators of COVID-19 activity, including COVID-19 test positivity, emergency department visits and rates of COVID-19 hospitalizations, increased this summer. During the week ending August 10, 2024, 5.8% of emergency department visits among children younger than 5 years of age were due to COVID-19. While emergency department visits and hospitalizations have started to decline in recent weeks, they are still elevated across the United States.

What CDC is doing
CDC uses surveillance systems year-round to monitor multiple respiratory viruses. CDC continues to monitor COVID-19 activity through various sources including lab test positivity, emergency department visits and hospitalizations. This surveillance helps to identify trends and patterns of disease spread. CDC promotes vaccination by educating health care providers and the public and supporting vaccine purchase through the Vaccines for Children program.

A higher proportion of young children are visiting emergency departments for COVID-19
As SARS-CoV-2 circulation increased this summer, emergency department visits due to COVID-19 increased in all ages, including among infants and young children. During the week ending August 10, 2024, 5.8% of emergency department visits among children younger than 5 years of age were due to COVID-19. This represents a higher proportion of visits due to COVID-19 than any other age group.
While most children experience asymptomatic, mild, or moderate COVID-19 illness, some children can experience severe illness. Severe illness can result in admission to the hospital, and in some cases, the use of mechanical ventilation, a type of breathing machine. Infants younger than 6 months of age and children with one or more underlying medical conditions are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease.
COVID-19 Associated Emergency Department Visits by Age
A line graph of the percentages of emergency department visits by age group from October 2022 to September 2024.
Data from National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) as of September 25, 2024, show that children less than 5 years of age have the highest proportion of emergency department visits attributed to COVID-19.
Among children, infants less than 6 months of age are at highest risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalization
As observed during previous periods of increased SARS-CoV-2 circulation, COVID-19 hospitalization rates for children younger than 5 years of age increased from June to August, with the highest pediatric rates in infants less than 6 months. These COVID-19 hospitalization rates follow trends over the last three years, which have consistently demonstrated higher hospitalization rates among infants younger than 6 months of age than in any other pediatric age group and comparable to rates in adults ages 65 years and older.[/quote]

Infants have higher hospitalization rates for any illness because they're worried that something more serious might be going on. Covid itself isn't particularly dangerous to infants. Mortality rates are a better metric for assessing severity than hospitalizations, and mortality rates are orders of magnitude lower in infants versus the elderly.[/quote]

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