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Covid: Children's extremely low risk confirmed by study

The overall risk of children becoming severely ill or dying from Covid is extremely low, a new analysis
of Covid infection data confirms.

Data from the first 12 months of the pandemic in England shows 25 under-18s died from Covid.

Those living with multiple chronic illnesses and neuro-disabilities were most at risk, though the
overall risk remained low.

The conclusions are being considered by the UK's vaccine advisory group.

Currently, under-18s are not routinely offered Covid vaccines, even if they have other underlying
health conditions that put them at risk.

Scientists from University College London, and the Universities of York, Bristol and Liverpool say
their studies of children are the most comprehensive yet anywhere in the world.

They checked England's public health data and found most of the young people who had died of
Covid-19 had underlying health conditions:

Around 15 had life-limiting or underlying conditions, including 13 living with complex neuro-
disabilities

Six had no underlying conditions recorded in the last five years - though researchers caution some
illnesses may have been missed

A further 36 children had a positive Covid test at the time of their death but died from other causes,
the analysis suggests

Though the overall risks were still low, children and young people who died were more likely to be
over the age of 10 and of Black and Asian ethnicity.

Researchers estimate that 25 deaths in a population of some 12 million children in England gives a
broad, overall mortality rate of 2 per million children.

Current data shows some 128,301 people in the UK have died within 28 days of a positive
coronavirus test since the pandemic started.

'Hospital stays rare'

Separately, scientists considered all children and young people in England who had an emergency
hospital admission for Covid up to February 2021:

Some 5,800 children were admitted with the virus, compared to about 367,600 admitted for other
emergencies (excluding injuries)

About 250 required intensive care

There were 690 children admitted for a rare inflammatory condition linked to Covid, called
paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS)

Though the absolute risks were still small, children living with multiple conditions, those who were
obese, and young people with heart and neurological illnesses were most at risk

Lead researcher Prof Russell Viner said complex decisions around vaccinating and shielding children
required input from many sources - not their work alone.

But he said if there were adequate vaccines, their research suggested certain groups of children
could benefit from receiving Covid jabs.

He added: "I think from our data, and in my entirely personal opinion, it would be very reasonable to
vaccinate a number of groups we have studied, who don't have a particularly high risk of death, but
we do know that their risk of having severe illness and coming to intensive care, while still low, is
higher than the general population."

He said further vaccine data - expected imminently from other countries, including the US and Israel
- should be taken into account when making the decision.

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Dr Elizabeth Whittaker, from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and Imperial College
London, said it was encouraging they were seeing very few seriously unwell children in hospital.

She added: "Although this data covers up to February 2021, this hasn't changed recently with the
Delta variant. We hope this data will be reassuring for children and young people and their families."

Versi Indonesia

Covid: Risiko anak-anak yang sangat rendah dikonfirmasi oleh penelitian

Risiko keseluruhan anak-anak menjadi sakit parah atau meninggal akibat Covid sangat rendah,
analisis baru dari data infeksi Covid menegaskan.
Data dari 12 bulan pertama pandemi di Inggris menunjukkan 25 anak di bawah 18 tahun meninggal
karena Covid.

Mereka yang hidup dengan banyak penyakit kronis dan cacat saraf paling berisiko, meskipun risiko
keseluruhan tetap rendah.

Kesimpulan sedang dipertimbangkan oleh kelompok penasihat vaksin Inggris.

Saat ini, anak di bawah 18 tahun tidak secara rutin ditawari vaksin Covid, meskipun mereka memiliki
kondisi kesehatan mendasar lainnya yang membuat mereka berisiko.

Para ilmuwan dari University College London, dan Universitas York, Bristol dan Liverpool
mengatakan studi mereka tentang anak-anak adalah yang paling komprehensif di mana pun di
dunia.

Mereka memeriksa data kesehatan masyarakat Inggris dan menemukan sebagian besar anak muda
yang meninggal karena Covid-19 memiliki kondisi kesehatan yang mendasarinya:

Sekitar 15 memiliki kondisi yang membatasi hidup atau yang mendasarinya, termasuk 13 yang hidup
dengan disabilitas saraf yang kompleks

Enam tidak memiliki kondisi mendasar yang tercatat dalam lima tahun terakhir - meskipun para
peneliti memperingatkan beberapa penyakit mungkin terlewatkan

Lebih lanjut 36 anak memiliki tes Covid positif pada saat kematian mereka tetapi meninggal karena
penyebab lain, analisis menunjukkan

Meskipun risiko secara keseluruhan masih rendah, anak-anak dan orang muda yang meninggal lebih
mungkin berusia di atas 10 tahun dan etnis kulit hitam dan Asia.

Para peneliti memperkirakan bahwa 25 kematian dalam populasi sekitar 12 juta anak di Inggris
memberikan angka kematian yang luas dan keseluruhan 2 per juta anak.

Data saat ini menunjukkan sekitar 128.301 orang di Inggris telah meninggal dalam 28 hari setelah tes
virus corona positif sejak pandemi dimulai.

'Rumah sakit tetap langka'

Secara terpisah, para ilmuwan mempertimbangkan semua anak dan remaja di Inggris yang dirawat
di rumah sakit darurat karena Covid hingga Februari 2021:
Sekitar 5.800 anak dirawat karena virus, dibandingkan dengan sekitar 367.600 yang dirawat karena
keadaan darurat lainnya (tidak termasuk cedera)

Sekitar 250 membutuhkan perawatan intensif

Ada 690 anak yang dirawat karena kondisi peradangan langka terkait dengan Covid, yang disebut
sindrom multisistem inflamasi pediatrik (PIMS-TS)

Meskipun risiko absolutnya masih kecil, anak-anak yang hidup dengan berbagai kondisi, mereka
yang mengalami obesitas, dan orang muda dengan penyakit jantung dan saraf adalah yang paling
berisiko.

Peneliti utama Prof Russell Viner mengatakan keputusan kompleks seputar vaksinasi dan melindungi
anak-anak membutuhkan masukan dari banyak sumber - bukan pekerjaan mereka sendiri.

Namun dia mengatakan jika ada vaksin yang memadai, penelitian mereka menyarankan kelompok
anak-anak tertentu dapat mengambil manfaat dari menerima suntikan Covid.

Dia menambahkan: "Saya pikir dari data kami, dan menurut pendapat pribadi saya, akan sangat
masuk akal untuk memvaksinasi sejumlah kelompok yang telah kami pelajari, yang tidak memiliki
risiko kematian yang sangat tinggi, tetapi kami tahu bahwa mereka risiko penyakit parah dan datang
ke perawatan intensif, sementara masih rendah, lebih tinggi daripada populasi umum."

Dia mengatakan data vaksin lebih lanjut - diharapkan segera dari negara lain, termasuk AS dan Israel
- harus diperhitungkan saat membuat keputusan.

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Dr Elizabeth Whittaker, dari Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health dan Imperial College
London, mengatakan sangat menggembirakan bahwa mereka melihat sangat sedikit anak-anak yang
sakit parah di rumah sakit.

Dia menambahkan: "Meskipun data ini mencakup hingga Februari 2021, ini tidak berubah baru-baru
ini dengan varian Delta. Kami berharap data ini akan meyakinkan anak-anak dan remaja serta
keluarga mereka."