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Hospitalisation rates for children with Covid

Hospitalisation rates for children with Covid

Do 1 in 100 children who catch Covid end up hospitalised?

More or Less · BBC Radio 4

February 20, 20228m 58s

Show Notes

Covid vaccines will be offered to all children across the UK between the ages of 5 and 12 - some months after the same decision in countries such as Italy and Germany. It is a topic that has caused a fair amount of controversy and with controversy often comes suspicious statistical claims. We look at the data behind child hospitalisations and deaths due to Covid19.