High community transmission, low vaccination rates and fewer efforts to curb infections have worsened the spread of the delta variant.
infections among children continue to hit near-record highs in the United States, with pediatric cases accounting for nearly 26% of all new cases reported last week, according to a new report.
The weekly case count did drop slightly ― from 243,373 the previous week to the latest tally of 225,978 ― but pediatric cases overall made up 25.7% of all cases reported in the country,This latest boom in COVID-19 infections among children has primarily been seen in the South, according to the report, as government officials in that region have largely fought against mitigation efforts such as mask mandates and vaccination requirements.
Children returning to classrooms isn’t necessarily the reason for the increase in cases. Instead, a combination of high community transmission, low vaccination rates and fewer efforts to curb infections has allowed the highly contagious delta variant to spread, particularly among children who are ineligible to be vaccinated, O’Leary said.
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