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COVID-19 far less dangerous to kids, but they are affected


PolitiFact s ruling: Half True
Here s why: In a viral video clip, a suburban Atlanta mother who implored her local school board to stop mandating masks for children claimed that kids ages 5 to 9 are not affected by the coronavirus.
Children have been less likely than adults to contract COVID-19, and it’s rare for them to become seriously ill with the virus but to say they are not affected goes too far.
More than 3.6 million children in the United States have tested positive, and at least 297 have died, according to the latest report from American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association. One reason schools require masks is to try to prevent kids from giving the virus to other people, which can happen even if kids become infected but don’t show symptoms. ....

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