Latest COVID-19 models show B.C. kids most at risk. The report says children will benefit if a vaccine is approved for those aged five to 11 and that would help prevent the spread to unvaccinated adults
Syringes of COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., on April 10.pandemic in British Columbia and Canada has released new modelling containing some good news but also raising concerns, especially about the impact of the virus on children.
The report by 12 epidemiologists, mathematicians and data analysts, from the universities of Victoria and British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the private sector, covers the period up to Oct. 4.stabilized through September due to masking, vaccination and other public health measures.However, the report finds cases among B.C.
It says as vaccinations allow for looser restrictions, the COVID-19 infections among those under 12 are higher than at any other time in the pandemic and at least 20 per cent will have had the virus within two years.
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