In the early days of the pandemic, kids were rarely getting COVID, but that’s not the case anymore.
“Things have definitely changed,” said Dr. Suzette Oyeku of Montefiore Children’s Hospital.
Oyeku says last week, alone, there were 325,000 new pediatric cases of COVID across the country, and the symptoms aren’t always mild.
“COVID, specifically, we’re seeing an inflammation of the lower airways, something called bronchiolitis. We’re also seeing children presenting with croup, which is like a barky cough. We’re also seeing our young babies presenting with fever,” Oyeku said.
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