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Hospitalisation rates for children with Covid
Do 1 in 100 children who catch Covid end up hospitalised?
Covid vaccines will be offered to all children across the UK between the ages of 5 and 12 - some months after the same decision in countries such as Italy and Germany. It is a topic that has caused a fair amount of controversy and with controversy often comes suspicious statistical claims. We look at the data behind child hospitalisations and deaths due to Covid19.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats
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