The Piscataquis Observer – Jake Steinfeld
In Maine, 13 percent of kids are considered obese. And while obesity in itself is alarming, when you factor in COVID the risk of our children becoming severely sick is increased substantially. The delta variant, an even more transmissible strain of COVID, is attacking our children in greater numbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the COVID infection for kids aged 5 to 17 were higher than the rates in adults over 50. Quite a change from where we started with the first iteration of this virus.
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