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1M Children In USA Have Had COVID, American Academy Of Pediatrics Says
NPR: Over 1 Million Children Tested Positive For Coronavirus In The United States
Children now make up at least 1 in 11 of all reported U.S. coronavirus cases. That's according to data from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association. On Monday, the AAP said more than 1 million children have tested positive for the coronavirus in the United States. (Oxner, 11/16)
CNN: Covid-19 In US: Over 1 Million Children Have Been Diagnosed, Pediatricians Say
Over a million children under 18 have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the United States since the start of the pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association said Monday. "As of Nov. 12, a total of 1,039,464 children have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic. In the one-week period ending Nov. 12, there were 111,946 new cases in children, which is substantially larger than any previous week in the pandemic," the groups said in a joint statement. (Fox and LaMotte, 11/16)
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Boston Globe: Are Young People To Blame For Recent COVID-19 Surges? Experts Say The Numbers Are Not Conclusive
As COVID-19 once again grips the Northeast and the country, the message to twenty-somethings in particular has been consistent and clear: Get serious. Stop partying. You are endangering your communities. Across the country and the world, young adults are making up an ever-increasing share of known COVID-19 cases, and public officials are not letting the trend go unnoticed. (Moore, 11/16)
Clarion-Ledger: Officials: New COVID-19 Cases Shifting Toward Younger Mississippians; Vaccines On The Way
As newly reported cases continue to remain at high levels, officials said Monday that the demographics of those most affected is starting to shift toward younger people. During a news conference at the University of Mississippi Medical Center's School of Medicine, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Clinical Affairs Alan Jones said people in their 20s and 30s are starting to make up a large part of new cases, though specific data wasn't provided. (Rowe, 11/17)
KHN: Public Health Programs See Surge In Students Amid Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering what to do with her biology degree. By February, as the disease crept across the U.S., Keeley said she found her calling: a career in public health. “This is something that’s going to be necessary,” Keeley remembered thinking. “This is something I can do. This is something I’m interested in.” (Smith and Young, 11/17)
