21 cases of inflammatory illness linked to COVID-19 reported in Texas children

[TomCADem]

Source: KXAN

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported 21 cases of a mysterious illness linked to COVID-19 in the state.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children is a “rare but serious complication associated with COVID-19,” DSHS said. The illness causes different organs, including the heart, lungs, kidney and brain, to become inflamed.

DSHS confirmed 21 cases of MIS-C in Texas total, and in the department’s Central Texas region, eight confirmed cases have been reported.

DSHS said the children who’ve gotten the illness range in age from nine months to 17 years old. Hispanic children make up about two-thirds of the total cases.

Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/21-cases-of-inflammatory-illness-linked-to-covid-19-reported-in-texas-children/

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. Why?

For Trump?

I am having a hard time with this. These people, all of them, shouldn’t have to battle this illness to sooth Trumps increasingly fragile ego. Sickening.

[Hugin]

2. Trump supposedly knew how dangerous this virus is on Feb 7th and said/did nothing...

So, send the bill to him.

Or all of the Republican Senators who sold stocks around then.

[appalachiablue]

3. Shut it down. What of lingering effects and possible

disabilities in these kids? Also adults? Where's the medical care and money coming from with many families very far from well off financially, and the paltry 'safety net' in this country?

The kids' future as well, will they be excluded from employment & insurance coverage if they've had Covid, or tested positive?

A few months ago the US military announced that it wasn't hiring people who had Covid, or tested positive (I'm not certain which). They don't want to be responsbile for taking care of peoples' future health needs.