Obesity May Greatly Increase Odds Of Children Developing Severe COVID-19, Study Suggests

“If a child is infected with the new coronavirus,” having obesity “appears to greatly raise the odds for developing a severe form of COVID-19, a new study finds.” According to the research, “eleven (22%) of the 50 kids” had obesity, “and six of the nine children who required a ventilator” had obesity. The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics. https://consumer.healthday.com/infectious-disease-information-21/coronavirus-1008/similar-to-adults-obesity-raises-kids-odds-for-severe-covid-19-758267.html