Alasdair Munro Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Southampton Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious diseases Mostly accurate Health Posted on: 2021-08-09 New York Magazine article on children’s risks from COVID-19 is accurate, but more context regarding difference in risk between young and older children would be helpful Claim: In children, “the mortality risk from COVID-19 is actually lower than from the flu. The risk of severe disease or hospitalization is about the same”. Source: New York Magazine, David Wallace-Wells, 2021-07-12
Mostly accurate Health Posted on: 2021-08-09 New York Magazine article on children’s risks from COVID-19 is accurate, but more context regarding difference in risk between young and older children would be helpful Claim: In children, “the mortality risk from COVID-19 is actually lower than from the flu. The risk of severe disease or hospitalization is about the same”. Source: New York Magazine, David Wallace-Wells, 2021-07-12