2020-21 deaths Age 0-17: 340 Covid, 831 pneumonia, 187 flu
by Father Nieuwland (2021-08-02 14:30:20)
Edited on 2021-08-02 14:39:59

In reply to: How many kids are killed in auto accidents annually?  posted by OrangeJubilee

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(65 Covid and pneumonia included in both). Total of 1,293

Age 0-17 accounted for 0.06% of Covid deaths, 0.15% of pneumonia deaths and 2.03% of influenza deaths.










You are including flu deaths from 1/20-3/20
by CUBLUEJAYS  (2021-08-02 19:45:30)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Which was prior to COVID and the lockdowns/masking. If you look at the numbers once March and the lockdowns started the flu disappeared. During the last flu season 11/2020-3/2021 there was 1 pediatric flu death.

Are you defining “pediatric” more narrowly than the 0-17 yrs
by Father Nieuwland  (2021-08-02 20:19:58)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

the chart is using for children?

Because even using the five month window you want for the flu only, the chart shows one every month in November through and including March, then one more in April, one more in May, and two in June.

And Pneumonia deaths exceed Covid deaths in 0-17 year olds from your period of November 2020-March 2021 as well.

Finally, the 147 0-17 Covid deaths over the November-March flu season would be fewer deaths than the typical flu season, IIRC.

Contrast it with the Spanish Flu epidemic, where
by sprack  (2021-08-02 15:59:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

children and young, healthy people were hit particularly hard because (the theory goes) older people had been through previous flu epidemics in the late 19th century and had some immunity.

Imagine if there was an effective vaccine like the ones we've seen for Covid-19. I bet the currently vaccine-hesitant would be banging down the doors to get the shots, with the exception of the nutty anti-vaxxers who are against all vaccines.

It's obviously a very lucky and very good thing that child deaths are very low. But it also means is that too many people take a cavalier attitude about it.