As a pediatrician, I am often asked about my biggest concerns about COVID-19. I'm here to make parents feel reassured, but still extremely cautious.
This is not a drill. This is the real thing: the global pandemic that doctors hoped would never come. As a pediatrician, I am grateful that kids, by and large, are experiencing mild illness. But as a doctor, I am grieving with physicians all over the world at what is happening in our hospitals.
COVID-19 may not be as mild for children as we hoped. According to AAP news on March 16, 2020 a new study of data from January 16, 2020 to February 8, 2020 on 2,143 children with suspected cases COVID-19 in China showed that 6% of children had severe or critical illness. Of those children with confirmed cases COVID-19, about 3% had severe or critical illness. That’s a lot better than adults, where it’s 18.5%, but that is definitely a higher number than I’d like.
But I want to make sure that all parents understand that social distancing is not only to protect others; it’s also to protect your child from being the one who gets seriously or critically ill. Because it looks like people are contagious before they show symptoms, you don’t know who could infect you. Staying away from each other physically can make a huge difference.
Continue checkups.Pediatricians are taking measures to make sure our offices are safe for you and your kids, and we recommend that you continue regular checkups for kids, especially under age two, who need their vaccines. Parents can know they are protecting their children by giving them the strongest possible immune system.
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