Bridging Foes, Blessing Ties: Riyadh’s role in Indo-Pak peace

Who would have thought when Pakistan first announced its nuclear success that this...

Zelenskyy warns the UN that the AI arms race is already here

UNITED NATIONS: Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the green marble rostrum with the cadence...

Trump’s Tylenol scare in pregnancy falls apart under scrutiny

Global health agencies moved to calm a storm of anxiety among pregnant women...

Google and Qualcomm put Windows on notice with an Android PC plan

MAUI, Hawaii — On a warm evening above the Pacific, Google and Qualcomm...

What is the frequency of coronvirus in young children

-Advertisement-

A large U.S. study conducted on children found that only four percent of them were infected with coronavirus, and the vast majority of these cases were asymptomatic or mild. The study confirmed but did not explain, the great mystery of the pandemic – why the infection that has killed a million and a half people in the world so far is rare and almost harmless among younger children.

For the study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, the researchers reviewed data from 136,000 pediatric patients in seven U.S. children’s hospitals, all of whom were tested for coronavirus. There were 5,374 children positively (3.9 percent), and among them, less than seven percent developed more severe symptoms that ended up in the hospital. Eight died, most with previous complex comorbidities, meaning the mortality rate was 0.15 percent.

The infection was more frequent and more severe among black, Hispanic, and Asian patients, among adolescents from 12 to 17 years of age, those who have basic insurance, and some previous chronic disease.

The authors add that further research will be needed to determine which medical conditions put children at greater risk. The study found that children with diabetes, rather than asthma, would be more likely to test positive. It is also unclear why children are barely affected by coronavirus to the greatest extent. One theory promoted by some studies suggests that children’s nasal mucosa cells produce fewer proteins that help the virus enter the body compared to the nasal mucosa of adults.

More

CDC says US hospitals are losing the fight against an NDM-CRE superbug

Atlanta — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Bubonic plague death in Arizona raises alarm as first Pneumonic fatality in nearly 20 years

Flagstaff, Arizona — Arizona’s health officials confirmed a rare...
Show your support if you like our work.

Author

Kiranpreet Kaur
Kiranpreet Kaur
Editor at The Eastern Herald. Writes about Politics, Militancy, Business, Fashion, Sports and Bollywood.

Comments

-Advertisement-

Editor's Picks

Trending Stories

Bridging Foes, Blessing Ties: Riyadh’s role in Indo-Pak peace

Who would have thought when Pakistan first announced its...

Finland says the UN VETO shields impunity and dares the P5 to give it up

New York — Finland has thrown its diplomatic weight...

NYT Spelling Bee answers Today: All words, pangrams, points (Sep 13, 2025)

Updated: September 14, 2025, 04:30 IST • Today’s live...

NYT Spelling Bee answers today, September 24, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee answers for today — Wednesday, September...

At the UN, Lavrov says NATO and EU declared a ‘real war’ on Russia

United Nations — Russia’s foreign minister chose the most...

Discover more from The Eastern Herald

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading