Why COVID-19 hospitalizations of Canadian kids — and infants — could keep rising as Omicron spreads | CBC

CEID Faculty Dr. Syra Madad comments on common COVID-19 symptoms that children may experience.

“‘The trend of Omicron targeting the airways of both adults and children is evident both in the real world and in laboratory studies,’ noted Dr. Syra Madad, senior director of special pathogens for the New York City Health System. ‘This is where you’re seeing more nasal congestion, sore throat — those types of classic influenza-like illness signs and symptoms — than the lower respiratory symptom,’ she said

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