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The Latest on Kids and Covid Vaccines
Apoorva MandavilliReporting on the coronavirus
Children have a much lower risk of Covid-19 than adults, even when exposed to the Delta variant.
Still, a small number of infected children develop a life-threatening condition called multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C. Others may have lingering symptoms for months.
And unvaccinated children, even if they do not become ill themselves, can spread the virus to family members, teachers and others they interact with regularly.