What Parents With Unvaccinated Kids Need to Know About the Delta Variant

Children are still at far less risk than adults for severe complications or death from the virus. Most children who get Covid-19 still have mild or asymptomatic cases. There is no indication that young adults and children are more vulnerable proportionately to the Delta variant than other age groups, and any pockets of increased transmission mostly reflect the fact that they haven’t been immunized, scientists say. “There’s no evidence it’s more severe in children,” says Monica Gandhi, an infectious-diseases doctor at the University of California, San Francisco. Here’s what doctors say parents need to know about keeping unvaccinated children safe this summer. Keep unvaccinated kids’ masks on indoors; look out for regional hotspots; weigh travel plans carefully; consider extra precautions for higher risk children; get your family vaccinated as soon as they’re eligible; be aware of local recommendations. ..

(Excerpts from Wall Street Journal)