KOMPAS.com – Apart from the elderly, children can also be infected Covid-19.
Indeed, the risk is not as big as adults. Children who are infected usually have only mild or no symptoms.
A recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also said the risk of death from Covid-19 in children or adolescents was low.
However, this does not mean that parents can help protect their children from the risk of Covid-19.
The reason is, the risk of contracting Covid-19 in children still exists. Children can also play a key role in the spread of an ongoing disease pandemic this.
That is why, parents must also be careful and take care of their children as well as possible.
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Children of all age groups can become infected with the virus corona. But the older the children are, the higher their risk of becoming infected and experiencing deadly complications.
According to the CDC report, children who are teenagers or older are at risk of developing deadly complications from Covid-19, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome and respiratory failure.
In addition, children with health problems – such as asthma, obesity, heart disease, neurological and developmental conditions, are also prone to the same.
That is why, family medicine expert from the Cleveland Clinic, Camille Sabella, advises parents to take extra precautions for the safety of their children.
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