Risks to Infants

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BobSacamano
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11:55a, 8/10/21
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I'd appreciate it if any medical professionals who can speak to the risks to infants (i.e. <1 yrs old). From what I can gather, it sounds like babies are at higher risk than kids in general although still far below at-risk populations.

Also, to what degree should we be concerned with daycare employees who have been exposed but test negative after a few days?

(FYI-I've already consulted our pediatrician, just curious what other opinions are)
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Teslag
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12:00p, 8/10/21
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Covid is statistically harmless to children and babies. This is a cold hard fact according to the CDC's published numbers.
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fig96
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In reply to BobSacamano • 12:01p, 8/10/21
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Interested here as well, I'm hearing that the new variants are having a bigger effect on children overall but still waiting for more data there.

My wife was vaccinated while pregnant so our new little one should have antibodies, but infants in general are pretty susceptible to all kinds of things to start with so we're being cautious.
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fig96
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In reply to Teslag • 12:02p, 8/10/21
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Previously true, that may be starting to shift though per reports from a number of hospitals and docs. Again though, waiting to see data.
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Teslag
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In reply to fig96 • 12:04p, 8/10/21
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fig96 said:
Previously true, that may be starting to shift though per reports from a number of hospitals and docs. Again though, waiting to see data.

CDC data is published weekly.
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fightingfarmer09
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In reply to Teslag • 12:07p, 8/10/21
Salute The Marines said:
fig96 said:
Previously true, that may be starting to shift though per reports from a number of hospitals and docs. Again though, waiting to see data.

CDC data is published weekly.


Don't get in the way of good anecdotal testimony.
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fig96
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In reply to Teslag • 12:10p, 8/10/21
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Salute The Marines said:
fig96 said:
Previously true, that may be starting to shift though per reports from a number of hospitals and docs. Again though, waiting to see data.

CDC data is published weekly.
Right, and we're seeing cases rising in kids (not necessarily a key metric) but I haven't seen where they summarize serious cases and hospitalization. Other reports indicate those numbers are rising, however:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kids-covid-19-delta-variant-some-doctors-say-theyre-getting-sicker/
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BlackGoldAg2011
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12:14p, 8/10/21
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here is a copy/past of my poste from the other thread:
So using that data and the CDC surveillance data for cases as well, here is what the hospitalization likelihood looks like per confirmed case for the 2 youngest age groups.

I also threw on the flu hospital rates for similar age ranges from 2017-2018. (i made the assumption that for covid we are detecting roughly 1/4 of the cases so I multiplied to flu hospitalization rate by 4 to make it a fair comparison)

my takeaway from this is that first, the early data likely skews high due to poor case surveillance last summer, and second that it looks like Delta is likely more dangerous to kids than previous versions, maybe as much as 50-100% more dangerous, but a 100% increase in a tiny number is still a small number.
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fig96
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In reply to fightingfarmer09 • 12:15p, 8/10/21
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fightingfarmer09 said:
Salute The Marines said:
fig96 said:
Previously true, that may be starting to shift though per reports from a number of hospitals and docs. Again though, waiting to see data.

CDC data is published weekly.

Don't get in the way of good anecdotal testimony.
We're well beyond the point of anyone accusing any one side of anecdotes.

And I'm literally asking for clarification and data, info from some sources is starting to show a potential change with this variant so I want to see if that is or isn't the case.
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In reply to BlackGoldAg2011 • 12:16p, 8/10/21
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Appreciate the info, thanks.
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RockOn
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1:04p, 8/10/21
Utah is showing that 5.4% of babies (age 0-1) that get covid are hospitalized. They report < 5 deaths, but I'm pretty sure that number is 0. And its hard to know the severity of their illness from just this high level data.

https://coronavirus-dashboard.utah.gov/hosp.html Table: Total Hospitalizations by Age

So maybe not the end of the world, but would be preferable to avoid a baby ending up in the hospital.
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2:03p, 8/10/21
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Of all the respiratory viruses an infant can get, COVID is one of the least concerning. RSV and flu and parainfluenza and human metapneumovirus are all MUCH worse. Hell even dumb Herpes Simplex 1 is super dangerous to neonates.

COVID (Delta) is ripping through the entire population including kids and there will be some hospital stays and deaths but it will very likely continue to be a very tiny percentage of cases.
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