Coverage Covid -19 cases have risen sharply among children in the United States since July. This is according to data released on Monday by the American Academy of Children (AAP).The American Academy of Pediatrics reported 243,373 new Covid children last week. That number is down slightly from the previous week, when 25,1781 children were infected. It has increased by about 240% since the beginning of July, when only 717 children were infected before that month. Only 26 people.
"After declining at the beginning of summer, the number of children infected with Covid has increased," the AAP said in a statement. "Very fast and fast, with a total of nearly 500,000 people in just the last two weeks."
The latest update comes as schools across the United States are reopening, and experts say Advise adults to be vaccinated to protect children under the age of 12 who are not eligible to be vaccinated.
As of last Thursday, a total of nearly 5.3 million American children had contracted Covid -19, the same number, the AAP said. 29% of child infections worldwide.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of Monday, Americans are eligible for the Covid vaccine. 19 Including children 12 years of age and older, 63% received a full dose.
According to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a board member of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer hopes to get data on vaccines for older children. 5 to 11 years to be ready for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the end of September.
Gottlieb added: "The FDA says it will take weeks, but not months, to make the determination that they have. Vaccination will be allowed for children 5 to 11 years of age. "I think it may take four weeks or about six weeks."
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