BA.2 strain of the coronavirus in children in Hong Kong was more serious for children compared with other variants or compared with parainfluenza or influenza a new study found.

In absolute numbers, however, the research counted a small number of deaths and other serious outcomes, CNN reports.

The findings are considered preliminary because they come from a preprint. And they may be less applicable to the US, where there has been more Covid-19 transmission and thus more population-level immunity.

Need for more treatments for this kids

The study offers an important look at the raw power of this variant in a vulnerable population. It also highlights the urgency of Covid-19 vaccination for kids and the need for more treatments for this age group, commented to CNN Dr. Beth Thielen, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Right now, we're fairly limited. We can give remdesivir, but we don't have a lot of other drug treatment tools", ...

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