Covid today Italy, pediatricians: “250 thousand cases and 9 deaths between 5-12 year olds”

Annamaria Staiano, president of the Italian Society of Pediatrics: “1,450 hospitalizations, 36 in intensive care” During the Covid-19 pandemic, “between 5 and 12 years there were about 250 thousand children infected in Italy, numbers that led to a hospitalization for 1,450 children, with 36 in intensive care and 9 deaths. Significant figures “. This was stated by Annamaria Staiano, president of the Italian Society of Pediatrics (Sip), during the press conference at the Ministry of Health on the start of vaccination in children aged 5-11. “The enthusiasm with which we welcome the anti Covid vaccination in the age group 5-11 years – he explained – derives from health, social and psychological considerations. In this group we are seeing a significant increase in the incidence. In recent weeks there have been as many as 250 cases per 100 thousand subjects in the Italian population, with a significant increase in the incidence compared to other age groups, even compared to the over 12, where most have been vaccinated. And this once again demonstrates the usefulness of the vaccine “.