Assessing COVID-19 Risks for Children

This chapter examines the risks COVID-19 poses to children, focusing on the complexities of hospitalization data and the distinction between serious cases and incidental findings. It highlights the misleading nature of some statistics, revealing that many hospitalized children have pre-existing conditions rather than severe COVID-19 symptoms. The discussion contextualizes child mortality rates during the pandemic, indicating that COVID-19's impact is less severe for healthy children than often portrayed.