Hospitalisation Rates in Children

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Mumsnet removed a thread discussing hospitalisation and risks to children following the LBC interview with the hospital matron.

The Department of Health publishes hospitalisation figures by age. Daily hospitalisation of children is currently averaging 40 to 50 admissions.

coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare?areaType=nation&areaName=England

The admissions criteria is designed to exclude children who are in hospital for other reasons and catch Covid-19.

I don’t know what we consider an acceptable level of risk. We haven’t had that conversation as a country, but I feel sorry for the hundreds of families living through this horrific experience every week.

Mumsnet are happy for a responsible discussion. This should be fine as long as op is not a pbp!

Agree 3100 is since it began. On the gov website are the culumlative totals but as they change you can figure out the increases

How can they delete these threads? They are scaring people

It’s as if Gav himself is moderating on mumsnet tonight.

Also placemarking.

Thanks for the link

I have to say it’s very disappointing when mumsnet interfere like they did with that thread - surely we should be able to discuss these things like adults?

Poof

What's a pbp?

I mean they are scaring people by deleting them as then some people think there is a cover up.

@KeyboardWorriers Apologies, I had a look but couldn’t find it on the BBC? I haven’t got their app so that might why.

@Candiscophonous

It’s as if Gav himself is moderating on mumsnet tonight.

Death is horrific if the patient is 9 or 90

Kids being hospitalised won’t change the tier system or people doing non essential shopping without a mask

Nothing will make the public scared enough to comply

Deletion message for another one said looking into the op. All seems very strange though.

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Previously banned poster @ofwarren

@KeysDontBelongInTheFridge. The Twitter link I saw was to an interview with Adrian Chiles for a BBC channel. The matron speaking to him said she had a whole ward full of children with covid (in London)

Mumsnet have a duty of care. Many posters on here have mental health problems and won’t cope with the thought of kids being affected

Placemarking again....

@KeyboardWorriers Thanks for the reply

Pbp previously banned poster

Mumsnet have a duty of care. Many posters on here have mental health problems and won’t cope with the thought of kids being affected

There's probably a similar amount of people who can't cope with the thoughts of elderly being affected. I don't think this is the reason & it shouldn't be.

I am pretty sure that 3100 is the total since the pandemic began?
Yes, there's approximately 1.5K total historical admissions in each category of under 5s and 6-17.
There is no evidence that the children are being admitted at a higher rate than before. All data (admissions by age) is there, download it and it will take you 10 secs in excel to see this. Yes, the absolute number of children admissions is rising steeply, but only because the total number of admissions is rising even faster.

@TillysMum02 I’m sympathetic but still don’t think that should mean discussion being shut down though. Those posters should hide the board

I wasn't concerned until MN started deleting these threads.

Death is horrific if the patient is 9 or 90

Does anyone really, actually believe that the death of a 90 year old is as tragic as the death of a 9 year old?