The Pediatric Impact of the Covid19 Delta Variant

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Key Statistics and Data Sources:

It is 60% more contagious than the Alpha variant from last year -American Society for Microbiology
It CAN INFECT 6 PEOPLE AT A TIME. The original strain infected 2 people at a time. - CDC, What We Know About the Delta Variant
It HAS GREAT ABILITY TO REPRODUCE FASTER. The Viral load in the nose and mouth is 1,000 times higher, and the The INCUBATION PERIOD AVERAGES 4 DAYS, which is faster than the original strain of 7 days. - Virological.org pre-print, Viral infection and transmission in a large well-traced outbreak caused by the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant
92% of new infections in the US is caused by Delta variant. - CDC Covid Data Tracker, Variant Proportions
Pediatric Hospitalizations Data Visualization - Inside Medicine, Pediatric Covid-19 Hospitalizations
As of August 10^th, American Academy of Pediatric data show a sharp increase in COVID cases in kids, totaling 94,000 in the week ending August 5 -- up from almost 72,000 cases the week prior, and 39,000 cases the week before that. - American Academy of Pediatrics, Children and Covid19 State Level Report
Out of 167 million Americans that have been vaccinated, just .00003%, or slightly over 5,0000 people have contracted COVID. UNVACCINATED PEOPLE MAKE UP 99.5% OF CURRENT DEATHS from COVID - August 4, 2021 Presentation by Dr. Victor Fainstein, Chief, Department of Infectious Diseases at Houston Methodist