When the National Institute of Infectious Diseases investigated people under the age of 20, including children who died of the new coronavirus infection this year, almost half of the approximately 30 people who could be investigated in detail had underlying diseases. It turns out that there was no
Disturbance of consciousness and vomiting are common, and it is necessary to pay attention to symptoms other than respiratory organs.
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases analyzed 29 of the 41 children under the age of 20 who died from the spread of the Omicron strain from January to August, and who could be investigated in detail. The results were reported to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting held on the 14th.
By age, 8 people
died from 0 years old, ▽
6 people from 1 to 4 years old
, ▽ 12 people from 5 to 11 years old,
▽ 3 people from 12 to 19 years old
. had no underlying disease.
Of the 15 people who were eligible for the vaccine, two had received two doses.
Looking at the symptoms at the time of arrival at a medical institution,
▽ fever was 79%,
▽ nausea and vomiting were ▽ 52%, and
▽ consciousness disturbance was 45%
. He pointed out that there are many convulsions and that attention should be paid to other than respiratory symptoms.
Of the 26 people whose onset date was known, 73% died less than a week ago, and it is especially important to follow up on symptoms during the first week after onset.
Chairperson Wakita "Vaccination is important even for children"
Takaji Wakita, chairman of the expert meeting, said, "It is important to prevent children from being infected as much as possible, and I believe that vaccination is important as one of the methods."