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Michael Ejercito
Jan 3, 2021, 12:46:23 PM1/3/21
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Coronavirus: No increase in severe child cases, paediatricians say
02 January 2021 UK
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Doctors have sought to reassure parents that there has been no increase
in the severity of Covid-19 cases among children because of the new variant.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said
children's wards are not seeing any "significant pressure" from Covid-19.
It comes after a London hospital matron told BBC Radio 5 Live of having
a ward full of children with coronavirus.
Laura Duffel said the surge in cases was "much scarier" than the first wave.
Ms Duffel, who has been working on Covid wards since the beginning of
the UK's epidemic and specialises in children's intensive care, told 5
Live's Chiles on Friday show that people were "wrong" to say busy
hospitals were merely a reflection of normal winter pressures on the NHS.
"This wave has just hit us so fast. It's literally in the space of a
week that this has gotten so bad," she said.
"It's very different and I think that's what makes it so much scarier
for us. We have children who are coming in. It was minimally affecting
children in the first wave - [but now] we have a whole ward of children
here [and] 20- and 30-year-olds with no underlying conditions are coming
in."
However, doctors denied that the virus is putting significant additional
pressure on children's wards across the country.
Virus is rife - 'but not among children'
Prof Russell Viner, president of the RCPCH, said: "Children's wards are
usually busy in winter. As of now we are not seeing significant pressure
from Covid-19 in paediatrics across the UK.
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"As cases in the community rise there will be a small increase in the
number of children we see with Covid-19, but the overwhelming majority
of children and young people have no symptoms or very mild illness only.
"The new variant appears to affect all ages and, as yet, we are not
seeing any greater severity amongst children and young people."
Dr Ronny Cheung, a consultant paediatrician at Evelina Children's
Hospital, in London, added: "I've been the on-call consultant in a
London children's hospital this week. Covid is rife in hospitals, but
not among children - and that is corroborated by my colleagues across
London."
Prof Calum Semple said that he spoke to colleagues on intensive care
units and "not one of them has seen a surge in sick children coming into
critical care and we're not hearing of a rise in cases in the wards either".
"We're not seeing a different spectrum of disease in children, certainly
we're not seeing a surge in cases," Prof Semple told BBC Radio 4's PM
programme.
Dr Liz Whittaker, a consultant paediatrician at St Mary's Hospital
London, said "only small numbers" of children who test positive for
Covid develop severe disease and these are "within expected levels" at
the moment.
"I continue to worry for my elders, not my kids," Dr Whittaker added.
Meanwhile, Dr Lee Hudson, from Great Ormond Street Hospital, said that
none of his paediatric colleagues at hospital across London were
reporting higher rates of sick children because of Covid but said that
parents should never be afraid to seek medical help if they are worried
about their children.
Coronavirus: No increase in severe child cases, paediatricians say
02 January 2021 UK
Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESChild washing their hands
Doctors have sought to reassure parents that there has been no increase
in the severity of Covid-19 cases among children because of the new variant.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said
children's wards are not seeing any "significant pressure" from Covid-19.
It comes after a London hospital matron told BBC Radio 5 Live of having
a ward full of children with coronavirus.
Laura Duffel said the surge in cases was "much scarier" than the first wave.
Ms Duffel, who has been working on Covid wards since the beginning of
the UK's epidemic and specialises in children's intensive care, told 5
Live's Chiles on Friday show that people were "wrong" to say busy
hospitals were merely a reflection of normal winter pressures on the NHS.
"This wave has just hit us so fast. It's literally in the space of a
week that this has gotten so bad," she said.
"It's very different and I think that's what makes it so much scarier
for us. We have children who are coming in. It was minimally affecting
children in the first wave - [but now] we have a whole ward of children
here [and] 20- and 30-year-olds with no underlying conditions are coming
in."
However, doctors denied that the virus is putting significant additional
pressure on children's wards across the country.
Virus is rife - 'but not among children'
Prof Russell Viner, president of the RCPCH, said: "Children's wards are
usually busy in winter. As of now we are not seeing significant pressure
from Covid-19 in paediatrics across the UK.
ADVERTISEMENT
"As cases in the community rise there will be a small increase in the
number of children we see with Covid-19, but the overwhelming majority
of children and young people have no symptoms or very mild illness only.
"The new variant appears to affect all ages and, as yet, we are not
seeing any greater severity amongst children and young people."
Dr Ronny Cheung, a consultant paediatrician at Evelina Children's
Hospital, in London, added: "I've been the on-call consultant in a
London children's hospital this week. Covid is rife in hospitals, but
not among children - and that is corroborated by my colleagues across
London."
Prof Calum Semple said that he spoke to colleagues on intensive care
units and "not one of them has seen a surge in sick children coming into
critical care and we're not hearing of a rise in cases in the wards either".
"We're not seeing a different spectrum of disease in children, certainly
we're not seeing a surge in cases," Prof Semple told BBC Radio 4's PM
programme.
Dr Liz Whittaker, a consultant paediatrician at St Mary's Hospital
London, said "only small numbers" of children who test positive for
Covid develop severe disease and these are "within expected levels" at
the moment.
"I continue to worry for my elders, not my kids," Dr Whittaker added.
Meanwhile, Dr Lee Hudson, from Great Ormond Street Hospital, said that
none of his paediatric colleagues at hospital across London were
reporting higher rates of sick children because of Covid but said that
parents should never be afraid to seek medical help if they are worried
about their children.
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Jan 3, 2021, 1:05:03 PM1/3/21
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MichaelE wrote:
>http://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-55518248
>Coronavirus: No increase in severe child cases, paediatricians say
> 02 January 2021 UK
>...
>http://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-55518248
>Coronavirus: No increase in severe child cases, paediatricians say
> 02 January 2021 UK
>Doctors have sought to reassure parents that there has been no increase
>in the severity of Covid-19 cases among children because of the new variant.
>
>The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said
>children's wards are not seeing any "significant pressure" from Covid-19.
>
>It comes after a London hospital matron told BBC Radio 5 Live of having
>a ward full of children with coronavirus.
>
>Laura Duffel said the surge in cases was "much scarier" than the first wave.
>
>Ms Duffel, who has been working on Covid wards since the beginning of
>the UK's epidemic and specialises in children's intensive care, told 5
>Live's Chiles on Friday show that people were "wrong" to say busy
>hospitals were merely a reflection of normal winter pressures on the NHS.
>
>"This wave has just hit us so fast. It's literally in the space of a
>week that this has gotten so bad," she said.
>
>"It's very different and I think that's what makes it so much scarier
>for us. We have children who are coming in. It was minimally affecting
>children in the first wave - [but now] we have a whole ward of children
>here [and] 20- and 30-year-olds with no underlying conditions are coming
>in."
>
>However, doctors denied that the virus is putting significant additional
>pressure on children's wards across the country.
>
>Virus is rife - 'but not among children'
>Prof Russell Viner, president of the RCPCH, said: "Children's wards are
>usually busy in winter. As of now we are not seeing significant pressure
>from Covid-19 in paediatrics across the UK.
>
>...
>in the severity of Covid-19 cases among children because of the new variant.
>
>The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said
>children's wards are not seeing any "significant pressure" from Covid-19.
>
>It comes after a London hospital matron told BBC Radio 5 Live of having
>a ward full of children with coronavirus.
>
>Laura Duffel said the surge in cases was "much scarier" than the first wave.
>
>Ms Duffel, who has been working on Covid wards since the beginning of
>the UK's epidemic and specialises in children's intensive care, told 5
>Live's Chiles on Friday show that people were "wrong" to say busy
>hospitals were merely a reflection of normal winter pressures on the NHS.
>
>"This wave has just hit us so fast. It's literally in the space of a
>week that this has gotten so bad," she said.
>
>"It's very different and I think that's what makes it so much scarier
>for us. We have children who are coming in. It was minimally affecting
>children in the first wave - [but now] we have a whole ward of children
>here [and] 20- and 30-year-olds with no underlying conditions are coming
>in."
>
>However, doctors denied that the virus is putting significant additional
>pressure on children's wards across the country.
>
>Virus is rife - 'but not among children'
>Prof Russell Viner, president of the RCPCH, said: "Children's wards are
>usually busy in winter. As of now we are not seeing significant pressure
>from Covid-19 in paediatrics across the UK.
>
sick is by rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) finding out
at any given moment, including even while on-line, who among us are
unwittingly contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order
to http://bit.ly/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12) for them to call their
doctor and self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping this
pandemic even in the worst-case scenario of the "UK variant mutations"
**and** others like the "cluster-5 mink mutations" (read more via
Google) rendering current vaccines ineffective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 )
and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
...because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Cardiologist with an http://bit.ly/EternalMedicalLicense
2016 & upwards non-partisan candidate for U.S. President:
http://bit.ly/WonderfullyHungryPresident
and author of the 2PD-OMER Approach:
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrewCare
which is the only **healthy** cure for the U.S. healthcare crisis
Michael Ejercito
Jan 3, 2021, 1:34:41 PM1/3/21
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Michael
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Jan 3, 2021, 1:41:40 PM1/3/21
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MichaelE wrote:
While wonderfully hungry in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, not only don't have
COVID-19 but are rapture (Luke 17:37) ready and pray (2 Chronicles
7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6) Father in Heaven continues to
give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so
that we'd have much more of His Help to always say/write that we're
"wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways including especially caring to
http://bit.ly/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12 as shown by
http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) with all glory (
http://bit.ly/Psalm117_ ) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients:
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrewToutsHunger (Luke 6:21a) with all glory to
GOD, Who causes us to hunger (Deuteronomy 8:3) when He blesses us
right now (Luke 6:21a) thereby removing the http://bit.ly/HeartVAT
from around the heart
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, not only don't have
COVID-19 but are rapture (Luke 17:37) ready and pray (2 Chronicles
7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6) Father in Heaven continues to
give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so
that we'd have much more of His Help to always say/write that we're
"wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways including especially caring to
http://bit.ly/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12 as shown by
http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) with all glory (
http://bit.ly/Psalm117_ ) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients:
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrewToutsHunger (Luke 6:21a) with all glory to
GOD, Who causes us to hunger (Deuteronomy 8:3) when He blesses us
right now (Luke 6:21a) thereby removing the http://bit.ly/HeartVAT
from around the heart
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