either because they re too young to get it or they re eligible and just haven t got it and not surprisingly as i mentioned earlier we re seeing the covid cases in kids rising. what are you seeing right now? yes. well, we re seeing similar things in my neck of the woods in nashville, of course. this is happening across the country. it s clear that in my medical center literally 98% of the people who require admission to the hospital because of serious covid they re unvaccinated. it s really quite unusual to have a vaccinated person require hospitalization. and this of course means that the vaccines are working. they re keeping those vaccinated people out of the hospital. and it s also really quite sad because if you look at the unvaccinated people who are in the hospital and you say my goodness, all of this illness could have been prevented had those folks taken advantage of the vaccines. yeah, absolutely.
only 400 of the 600,000 deaths from covid-19 have been in children. um, children are not supposed to die. and so, 400 is is a huge amount for for a respiratory season. let s discuss this with dr. william schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases. thanks so much for being with us, doctor. we re being told right now that it s pandemic of the unvaccinated and and kids seem to form a a a part of that group of unvaccinated. either, because they are too young to get it or they re they re eligible and just haven t gotten it. and not surprisingly, as i mentioned earlier, we are seeing the covid cases in kids rising. what are you seeing right now? yes, well we are seeing similar things in my neck of the woods in nashville, of course. this is happening across the country. it s clear that, in my medical center, literally, 98% of the people who require admission to the hospital because of serious covid. they re unvaccinated.