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Alasdair Munro

Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Southampton

Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious diseases

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New York Magazine article on children’s risks from COVID-19 is accurate, but more context regarding difference in risk between young and older children would be helpful
CLAIM
In children, “the mortality risk from COVID-19 is actually lower than from the flu. The risk of severe disease or hospitalization is about the same”.

SOURCE: David Wallace-Wells, New York Magazine

Published: 09 Aug 2021

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