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Omicron cases, hospitalizations surging among kids under 5 in South Africa
NY Post ^ | 12/03/2021 | Natalie O'Neill

Posted on 12/03/2021 11:45:18 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of COVID-19 has disproportionately hospitalized kids under age 5 as it tears through South Africa, health officials in the country said Friday.

The new strain of the coronavirus — which had largely not caused serious illness in young children previously — has led to a dramatic spike in severe cases in the age group, South African government medical adviser Waasila Jassat said at a press conference.

“The week-on-week increase we’re seeing in cases and admissions is higher than we’ve seen it before. We’ve seen quite a sharp increase [in hospital admissions] across all age groups but particularly in the under 5s,” Jassat said of the Gauteng province area, which includes Johannesburg and has been at the epicenter of the spread of the new variant.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: covid19; covid1984; hospitalizations; kids; omicron; surging
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1 posted on 12/03/2021 11:45:18 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The doctors in Africa said the symptoms were mild, fortunately.


2 posted on 12/03/2021 11:49:27 AM PST by packagingguy
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Symptoms???? Watch this.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=535&v=Lf1IiuGChWE&feature=youtu.be


3 posted on 12/03/2021 11:51:28 AM PST by MarMema
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Planting the narrative


4 posted on 12/03/2021 11:51:33 AM PST by thinden
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To: packagingguy

Yes they did, but did any children have it when they compiled their initial results?

I don’t think Covid is as bad as smallpox or even the original Spanish Flu, but I won’t write it off as totally harmless.


5 posted on 12/03/2021 11:51:51 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Oh - so within 7 days we go from - it’s nothing to it’s a concern to there’s 5 cases to, now, it’s “tearing through South Africa”.

BS

It’s ALL BS.


6 posted on 12/03/2021 11:52:30 AM PST by Skywise
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To: ChicagoConservative27

SURGE!


7 posted on 12/03/2021 11:52:44 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: thinden

Here comes the vax goose steppers push to get the kids with their poison.


8 posted on 12/03/2021 11:52:50 AM PST by sarge83
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To: Skywise

All they have to do is convince the 40% that still believe their TeeVees...


9 posted on 12/03/2021 11:53:29 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Lies and liars and lots of Bull Shit.


10 posted on 12/03/2021 11:55:13 AM PST by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOW)
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To: kiryandil

This story is intended to make the frightened rabbits be all like, "OMG FIVE YEAR OLDS!!!" and rush out and get the vax into their kids and to make it easier for the derps to justify doing it.

Nothing more.


11 posted on 12/03/2021 12:02:04 PM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No numbers. “Cases” are up. How many kids are in the hospital? How many dying. Not percentages of increase or cases or positivity rates. People actually needing treatment or dying.


12 posted on 12/03/2021 12:05:06 PM PST by gracefullyparanoid
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yep, panic time.


13 posted on 12/03/2021 12:09:38 PM PST by SaxxonWoods
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To: gracefullyparanoid

Exactly. If there were 2 last week and there are 4 this week that is a 100% increase, but still a tiny number out of millions. Give us the data, not the commentary.


14 posted on 12/03/2021 12:09:50 PM PST by Freee-dame
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To: packagingguy
The doctors in Africa said the symptoms were mild, fortunately

Not "the doctors in Africa"

A doctor in Africa said that after evaluating several university students who contracted it on a bus trip (which is how it was discovered).

One doctor. Several young healthy patients.

15 posted on 12/03/2021 12:20:28 PM PST by Jim Noble (The nation cannot be saved until the GOP is destroyed)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

How convenient, just as they are getting to vax five year olds.


16 posted on 12/03/2021 12:25:59 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Skywise

Yep.


17 posted on 12/03/2021 12:26:55 PM PST by CommieCutter (LETS GO BRANDON! 🇺🇸)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Exxxxsactly!


18 posted on 12/03/2021 12:32:46 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Democrats, fixing things that haven't been broken, so they don't work, for over 197 years.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

As it tears through South Africa, !!!!!!! make me puke


19 posted on 12/03/2021 12:38:37 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: Jim Noble

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/south-african-doctors-say-patients-with-omicron-variant-have-very-mild-symptoms/2695557/


20 posted on 12/03/2021 12:39:30 PM PST by packagingguy
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