About 2% of patients under the age of 18 who had been hospitalized for the new coronavirus by February and had symptoms required oxygen administration, and most of them were mild. I found out by the investigation such as.
In the future, we will also investigate the effects of the highly infectious Delta strain.
Research groups such as the National Center for Child Health and Development investigated the symptoms and length of stay of children under the age of 18 who were infected with the new coronavirus by February and were admitted to medical institutions throughout the country.
According to it, of the 730 people who had some symptoms such as fever and cough, about 2%, or 15 people, were receiving oxygen, and 6 of them were under 2 years old.
In addition, about 10% had a fever of 38 degrees or higher, and about 20% between the ages of 13 and 17 had abnormal taste and smell, but most children were hospitalized. It is said that it was mild.
On the other hand, the length of hospital stay is often as long as 8 or 9 days, and it seems that the hospitalization is prolonged because the parents are hospitalized and have nowhere to go.
Kensuke Shoji, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Child Health and Development, said, "We were able to show from domestic data that children are less likely to become severely ill. Currently, the number of infected people is increasing due to the influence of the Delta strain. Therefore, there is a risk that the number of children who need oxygen administration will increase. We would like to continue to analyze whether children are more likely to become seriously ill with Delta strains. "