How serious is the risk of COVID-19 to kids as they head back to school?

The number of COVID-19 cases in children increased fourfold over the past month, likely due to kids returning to school, children under 11 not being eligible for vaccination and low vaccinations rates in many areas. Even though children remain a fraction of the cases and hospitalizations, how serious is the risk as they head back to school? NBC senior medical correspondent Dr. John Torres has this week’s Sunday Focus.

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[MYESHIA-DAWN-MATTHEWS]

I'm so greatful I had a normal childhood i pray for this generation and everyone all around the world

[billcrowleyrd]

The federal government can no longer be allowed to have this kind of power .

[doctorstrangelove]

Not serious to kids at all but if it makes more money for Pfizer and Moderna that is all that matters.$

[wesleytrout]

To answer your question just look at the statistics... Not "cases" either.

[jrporter]

What's with the creepy oblivion NPC music in the background? Wtf? Gaslighting.

[charlesritter]

"there are no solutions, , only tradeoffs"
-Thomas Sowell

[AmmoVanMagnus]

3:10 Took them 3 minutes into this propaganda piece to admit the facts.

[phntomsoldier]

The media is doing smashing job of shaping our childrens generation.

[pretentiousprogressive]

It's a shame what fearful adults have done to this generation of kids...

[leonskum]

Kids have been fine for a year and a half. This isn't news.

[DobaDave]

Answer: not serious at all. It's already be proven that kids are the least affected by covid.

[ss]

"Kids tolerate COVID fairly well"....Then why so many horror stories of kids dying of COVID in the news????

[SoTaSpEaK]

The risk is ridiculously low that they’ll die. Separating them from their friends and classmates has shown to have detrimental effects on their mental health. Stop the abuse.

[forserious]

Putting children through this is child abuse

[nairobycabrerahome]

WE NEED REMOTE AND BLENDED LEARNING OPTIONS. PARENTS SHOULD DECIDE WHAT WORKS FOR THEIR KIDS.

[skyclarking-]

Natural immune systems retired in 2019? This is insane.

[chickenfarm]

It amazes me that the US is testing whitetail deer for sars-cov-2 antibodies, but licensed medical doctors will refuse antibody tests for their patients.

[Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

Less serious than having an abnormal childhood

[oo-robu]

My kids school stopped with the masks half way through last year and no one got the virus. Started school August second of this year with absolutely no restrictions and guess what no virus outbreak.

[Retroandrarevideogames]

Its astounding how little factual information shows like this give us. I could gather substantially more in 4:12 looking at the CDC website as opposed to subjecting myself to someone trying to scare me into not reading the facts. What happened to "Science is Real"?