Study confirms low Covid-19 risk to young

LONDON - The overall risk of children dying from Covid is around two in a million, scientists estimate.

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

Some 5,800 children were admitted to hospital and about 250 required intensive care.

Dr Elizabeth Whittaker, from Imperial College London, said: “We hope this data will be reassuring for children and young people and their families.”

Banners

Videos