Alarming 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids, hospitals overwhelmed

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Public health experts and state officials are raising alarms about a surge in COVID hospitalizations among children -- now at their steepest and seeing the most significant increase since the onset of the pandemic.

After declining in the early summer, child COVID-19 cases have steadily increased again in recent weeks -- just as many kids head back to the classroom.

In a newly released weekly report, which compiles state-by-state data on COVID-19 cases among children, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association (CHA) found that nearly 94,000 new child COVID-19 cases were reported last week, a continued "substantial" increase.

Some of the worst numbers are in Louisiana and Florida but could get worse elsewhere fast as public health officials express concerns with the highly contagious delta variant amid continued vaccine hesitancy.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alarming-94k-surge-in-covid-19-cases-among-kids-hospitals-overwhelmed/ar-AAN7yik

And Ron Desantis doesn't want a mask mandate in Florida.

[TDale313]

1. And schools haven't started yet for the most part.

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[Ocelot II]

2. It's worse than just not wanting a mask mandate. It's that he's *prohibiting others*

from requiring any covid mitigation measures in his state. He has actually forbidden cities, schools and private businesses from ordering mask use or vaccinations, even though the state, like other states, has for years required the vaccination of children against a whole collection of other diseases in order to attend school. A cruise ship company had to go to court so it could require its passengers and crew to be vaccinated. DeSatan is just performing for Trump and his MAGAts to show his devotion to TFG's "cause" of denying that covid is a big deal to cover for the fact that TFG totally fucked up the pandemic response.