COVID-19 infections among Thai children aged under 4 are on the rise, with 27 toddlers reported to have died since the outbreak of the Omicron variant late last year, according to Head of the Epidemiology Division of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) Dr. Chakkarat Pittayawonganon.

 

Babies under six months are most vulnerable to severe symptoms and death, according to the DDC. The death toll among 5-12 year-olds, however, is low, with only three deaths from Omicron variant infection, or under 0.01%, he added.

 

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Parents of small children are advised to keep a close watch on them and to take them to a doctor immediately if they develop unusual symptoms, or if family members become infected.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/children-under-4-at-high-risk-of-severe-symptoms-from-covid-19-ddc/

 

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