by Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Correspondent West Virginia officials apparently really don’t want you to know how sick with COVID-19 kids are getting in West Virginia. In September, Think Kids WV Executive Director Kelli Caseman and I noticed the state wasn’t reporting child hospitalization numbers, only adult numbers. And since Read more…
by Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Correspondent At WVU Medicine, 49 babies, defined as under one year old, have been hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a WVU spokeswoman. And 362 children have been hospitalized with the virus statewide, according to the CDC. I have been working to draw attention to the Read more…
Here is a message I’ve received from my principal, twice, in the last two days: “An individual in your child’s classroom has been identified positive for the COVID virus. Following the latest CDC guidelines, you would have been notified if your child needed to quarantine. At this time, your child Read more…