Children with COVID-19 and those with the flu hospitalized at similar rates, study finds

Unexpectedly, researchers also found that more patients with COVID-19 than those with seasonal influenza reported fever, cough, diarrhea or vomiting, headache, body ache and chest pain at the time of diagnosis.

Of the patients studied who contracted COVID-19, 17 per cent were hospitalized including nearly six per cent who were admitted to the ICU and three per cent who received mechanical ventilator treatment. In both groups, males accounted for 52 per cent of positive tests. Both groups also showed that fever was the most often reported symptom at the time of diagnosis, followed by a cough.

During the study, researchers said they saw an "abrupt decline" in influenza cases at the Children's National Hospital after schools closed in mid-March and stay-at-home orders were issued to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

How did this one slip through? No fear mongering in the tagline.

Why don’t we track all illnesses the same as we track Covid 19 and that way we can compare rates of infection, illness and hospitalization rates Why are we only reporting one flu differently

Flu is deadly for children as well as polio and measles. Thankfully this is far less deadly for children. Nothing more heart wrenching than watching children suffer.

Just stop already... you’re pathetic!

The death rate of children with covid is? So lets over amp tests to they pick up dead common cold viruses and call it a pandemic. This is criminal and the CTV needs to be charged and have it's licenced removed. This garbage needs to stop. Ont_Ombudsman

Doesn’t matter so much. Contact trace this: adults death rate via children transmission to adults of covid vs flu.

I am starting to believe that children need to be slowly integrated with their peers in order to build up their immunity. Really think this is a designer virus and children aren’t in the equation.

Cancelled963 And we never shut down for the flu.

Cases increase, while hospitalizations remain steady and deaths zero.

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Hospitalization rates among children with COVID-19 comparable to those with the flu: studyA new retrospective cohort study has found that children hospitalized for COVID-19 do not have a higher chance of developing serious health complications than those admitted with seasonal influenza. That’s about the only thing you can properly compare the two. Now compare lasting effects on their lungs etc Much lower COVID cases for children but it's a good start to get rid of the fake news tag.
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