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Indian well being advisory for uncommon virus infecting kids

Tomato flu — so called due to the painful red blisters it produces — has so far been detected in more than 100 children across three states since the first case was reported on May 6.Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesThe…

Hospitalizations for Kids Sharply Improve as Delta Surges

In the last month as Delta increased, the incidence of Covid in children increased compared to earlier this summer, reaching 16.2 cases per 100,000 children under 4 years of age; 28.5 cases per 100,000 children ages 5-11; and 32.7 cases…

Delta Variant Is Sending Extra Kids to the Hospital

What is clear is that a confluence of factors — including Delta’s contagiousness and the fact that people under 12 are not yet eligible to be vaccinated — is sending more children to the hospital, especially in areas of the country where…