Study: Epidemiology and Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children vs Influenza Among Critically Ill Children
Between April 2020 and June 2021, researchers observed more Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) admissions for Covid than for the flu. The researchers concluded that without Covid mitigations in place, they would expect to see “a volume of critical illness and death in unimmunized children that is markedly higher than what is typically seen with influenza.” […]