More child Covid-19 cases — greater than 250,000 — were recorded in the past week than at any previous point in the pandemic, according to the most recent American Academy of Pediatrics survey of state data. https://t.co/QLqUvfjVlF
569 children under the age of 12 were diagnosed with #covid in the last 5 days locally. How many of those are students in @ConroeISD ? #maskmandate#maskup
· TOTAL cases of COVID-19 increased by 2,903 to 78,534 since Friday’s (9/3) report.
o Of the 2,903 new cases, 569 are under the age of 12 and not eligible for vaccination.
· ACTIVE cases of COVID-19 increased by 1,382 to 13,756 since Friday’s (9/3) report.
Parents do not understand how Montgomery County area school districts still refuse to enact mask mandates after reading an Aug. 24 letter from Health Authority recommending required masks in schools.
The story on #KHOU11 at 10
“Compared to other age groups, children are the least likely to require hospitalization. But when they do, they face a higher chance of requiring critical care…26.5 percent of pediatric COVID hospitalziations were admitted to an ICU”https://t.co/kBs58LcnoQ
Media: @PeterHotez to @KateBolduan: The reasons the US South has so many pediatric #COVID19 cases are (a) the #delta variant, (b) "The vaccination rates among the parents and adolescents are so profoundly low. And (c) defiance of mask mandates, which we need to protect kids."
How are lax safety protocols impacting enrollment in Texas public schools? "Interest in Home Schooling Continues to Set Records" https://t.co/dQ74aVI8dd