Florida kids still lead all ages in positivity as COVID cases fall
Source: Tampa Bay Times
Even as the delta variant wave recedes, children 11 and under still cant get vaccinated and remain at risk of infection.
The delta variant wave of COVID-19 cases has significantly receded for all the states age groups. But a worrisome trend that started this summer continues into the fall:
Florida children 11 and under remain the highest-risk and least-protected age group from infection.
Case positivity for the youngest Floridians was 5.3 percent, according to the latest state data released last week. That is down from the peak positivity rate of 23 percent on Aug. 19, but its still higher than the current positivity rate of any other age group.
But the majority of every other age group has been vaccinated, while no vaccine has been approved for children 11 and under.
Nearly 3,000 children in that age range tested positive for COVID over a seven-day period from Oct. 8-14, according to the Florida Department of Health. Thats almost 90 percent lower than the peak weekly cases of 26,475 over the seven-day period reported Aug. 27.
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