Yes, children can be affected by Covid-19. Here’s why doctors say they need to be protected – CNN

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By Holly Yan, CNN

Updated 8:35 AM ET, Sat August 7, 2021

(CNN)The idea that kids don’t get hit hard by Covid-19 is losing steam — in part because of a variant more contagious than any we’ve seen before.

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    CNN’s Deidre McPhillips and Jen Christensen contributed to this report.

    Source Article from https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/07/health/children-covid-19-protection/index.html

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