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What we know about kids and Covid
POLITICO's Pulse Check
English - August 12, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsNews health care politico politico pulse check politico pulse politico health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Nearly 1,600 kids with Covid-19 were hospitalized last week — a new
seven-day record and a 27 percent increase from the week before.
POLITICO's Dan Goldberg tells Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel what's behind the
surge.
Dan Goldberg is a health reporter for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Read more: Children's hospitals are swamped with Covid patients — and it
may only get worse
Nearly 1,600 kids with Covid-19 were hospitalized last week — a new seven-day record and a 27 percent increase from the week before. POLITICO's Dan Goldberg tells Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel what's behind the surge.
Dan Goldberg is a health reporter for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Read more: Children's hospitals are swamped with Covid patients — and it may only get worse