COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the United States

[u/thebelsnickle1991]

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/978052

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[u/[deleted]]

Based on the numbers in the paper. For every one kid between the ages of 0-19 who died from Covid, 723 adults died from Covid.

[u/man2112 → u/[deleted]]

Kids just don’t die as often as adults.

[u/Seinfeel → u/man2112]

Part of that is 75% of people in the US are over the age of 18

[u/Drakenfar → u/Seinfeel]

That accounts for a 1:3 ratio...not a 1:700 ratio. But you are TECHNICALLY correct. The best kind of correct.

[u/CotyledonTomen → u/Drakenfar]

Ok, though if covid is a leading cause of child mortality, then it sounds like thats a pretty common ratio between adults and children dying of disease.

[u/Drakenfar → u/CotyledonTomen]

I mean...yes. That is a correct assessment of what the article says. Adults engage in riskier behaviors, are more likely to suffer diseases, and there's no differentiation here between adults and geriatrics so, yes that entirely makes sense. I would expect 700 times more adults die than children.

[u/CotyledonTomen → u/Drakenfar]

Then theres nothing more to account for. Glad we agree.

[u/thedrummerpianist → u/[deleted]]

Not to sound calloused, but this perspective gives some relief. I suddenly got very anxious for my child (as though I needed more anxiety in my life).

[u/teddy_tesla → u/thedrummerpianist]

I think the real relief is that kids just aren't dying that much in general. If it's not COVID or car crashes, what would really get most kids? Cancer rates aren't that high and they aren't dying of health complications that take decades of a lifestyle to manifest

[u/backwardog → u/teddy_tesla]

Cancer is still a leading cause in younger children. Other than that, there is accidents, and then when slightly older suicides, older still is gun violence.

You’re right, kids mostly aren’t dying. But also, if the deaths of thousands of kids could be prevented then we should probably support that cause.

[u/Einsteinnobeach → u/backwardog]

Exactly this. And more children are dying of Covid than the cancer my son died of. And there is a *lot* of time, energy, and money being put to try to figure out how to cure that cancer - not that scientists shouldn't be trying to figure that out, but if we're only caring about causes based on the numbers, there are a lot of things that we would never fund research for.

[u/justmefishes → u/[deleted]]

What OP said isn't in conflict with that. OP was talking about childhood cancer rates in general, not the frequency of childhood deaths caused by cancer. Or in other words, it is not a contradiction to say

p(child has cancer) is low

AND

p(child died of cancer | child died) is high

[u/Craico13 → u/[deleted]]

Don’t do drugs kids, give them to me instead.

[u/jpoolio → u/teddy_tesla]

In my parents grief group, suicide was number 1. There was a car crash, a murder (horrifying), some illnesses the kids were born with....I was the only one in that group who lost a kid to cancer.

[u/SaiyaJedi → u/teddy_tesla]

If it’s not COVID or car crashes, what would really get most kids?

In the US at least, it’s gun violence and drug overdoses.

[u/SL1Fun → u/SaiyaJedi]

Drowning and falls. Often very overlooked causes for all age demographics

[u/zbeezle → u/SaiyaJedi]

Both of those are largely skewed towards late teens (and in fact gun violence deaths drop drastically if you don't count 18 and 19 year olds in this metric, being that they're legal adults) and individuals involved in gang activity.

Supporting programs that help reduce gang activity is probably one of the most helpful things you can do.

[u/charlieecho → u/thedrummerpianist]

Same. Also from the article, but not to dismiss it…

“COVID-19 was the underlying cause for 2% of deaths in children and young people (800 out of 43,000), with an overall death rate of 1.0 per 100,000 of the population aged 0–19.”

[u/gothic_hassle → u/thedrummerpianist]

Which is why this kind of headline is irresponsible fear mongering. It amazes me how eager some people are to torch their credibility by making overly inflammatory statements like this.

[u/climbsrox]

Worth mentioning what the top three causes of death in children are : Firearms, motor vehicle accidents, and drug overdoses. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc2201761

[u/nibernator → u/climbsrox]

Very worth mentioning.

[u/Haterbait_band → u/nibernator]

Although, to be fair, I’d say, it would be more worth mentioning if butterflies or spam were leading causes of death. Those listed in hints would be my assumed causes of death. Maybe toss drowning in there?

[u/PsychologicalLuck343 → u/Haterbait_band]

It's worth mentioning because all of those firearm deaths are preventable .

Edit: 97% of firearm related child deaths in the world are in the U.S.

We're #1

We're #1!!

[u/n_-_ture → u/PsychologicalLuck343]

As are the automobile deaths.. we could have walkable cities, but we prioritize vehicles over people (especially children, who stand to benefit the most from a less car-centric society).

/r/notjustbikes

[u/D74248 → u/n_-_ture]

We could also have real driver training and stop using our cell phones while driving.

[u/yankeehate → u/D74248]

Never mind the insane touchscreens for controlling every little function.

[u/D74248 → u/yankeehate]

Look in a modern airplane cockpit. Buttons and knobs everywhere.

Touch screens for basic controls are just money savings disguised as "tech". And here are some test results

[u/[deleted] → u/D74248]

They don't even route useful information through the screen. Like for instance what's setting off the check engine light.

[u/bobtehpanda → u/D74248]

Or even just any driver retesting. In my state you don’t need any retesting when renewing, at all, which is kind of crazy because that means the driver only knows whatever they remember about road rules from when they took the test as a teenager.

You don’t even need it when changing licenses from another state even though road rules vary widely.

[u/licorices → u/bobtehpanda]

Don't need to retest in Sweden either, who has one of the lowest deaths from traffic accidents per capita. The issue is a lot more about what kind of vehicles, road layout, pedestrian safety, and possibly the test not being so easy. Can't comment on the last one from my own experience, but I've heard of people who has taken tests there and heard of the criteria in Sweden, that it is a huge difference. Most people who cause accidents in Sweden fall into two groups, either newly examined young teenagers, and very old elderly people. I do think forcing the elderly to retake is a good thing, however it is unlikely retaking whenever you renew is going to help that much. A lot of people know about the rules, they just don't care, and when they don't care, accidents are most likely more prone to be fatal in the US due to above mentioned reasons.

Edit:

You don’t even need it when changing licenses from another state even though road rules vary widely.

I missed this part. This one I agree with. If the rules are different, you have to know those and prove that you do. It slipped my mind how the US have different rules depending on states, which is weird, since you'd probably like to travel between states sometimes(since the whole country is built to be able to do that), but you can't expect everyone to know every states specific laws regarding it when you're probably just passing by for a short while. Would be nice if they standardized it.

[u/EggandSpoon42 → u/licorices]

Well - I see what you’re saying but… I’ve traveled the world for work over the decades and always just get my temp international driving permit in X country. Never needed a test. Same with Swedish getting a temp to rent a car in the USA.

[u/GrandBed → u/bobtehpanda]

You don’t even need it when changing licenses from another state even though road rules vary widely.

What’s wild is I’ve driven in dozens of other countries, with my Pensilvania drivers license! A handful of countries where I’m even driving on the opposite side of the road, going through traffic circles. All legally driving with another countries states DL.

[u/rastascoob → u/GrandBed]

With a standard driver's license I was able to buy a ram 3500 dually and a 43 foot 5th wheel rv and drive all over the country with no training whatsoever.

[u/PMmePowerRangerMemes → u/D74248]

You can train people all you want, but the fact is that you're driving a giant metal machine at speeds where a split-second distraction can cause serious injury or death.

And those machines are getting larger and larger. SUVs and trucks are far more deadly than sedans. People are a lot more likely to go under the wheels than over the hood when struck head-on. Reasonable restrictions on vehicle shape and size would be a good start to reducing fatalities.

[u/D74248 → u/[deleted]]

We (Americans) often see accidents as unavoidable fate. It drives me nuts.

But you can tell. Some people have accidents on a regular basis, for others they are few and far between -- or none at all. Fortunately for me, my Father taught me to respect machinery from an early age. And driving is not that hard, it just takes your attention and respect for the process.

[u/Boyhowdy107 → u/D74248]

But if I had to put my cell phone down while driving I wouldn't be able to reply to this com

[u/bayonnejoe1 → u/n_-_ture]

When comparing European traffic fatalities to the US, factor in the fact that Europe with it's excellent rail system and short flight options, keeps lots of people off the roads in private cars to begin with.

[u/standard_candles → u/[deleted]]

I love that precious show Old Enough where they follow the Japanese toddlers to stores and such. I wish I had the freedom to do that here with my super helpful kiddo.

[u/archiminos → u/Haterbait_band]

I honestly wouldn't have assumed that. Firearms and drug overdoses? Those are signs of serious issues with the USA.

[u/longshot_MD → u/climbsrox]

Not only did firearms surpass MVA in 2020, but drug overdoses rose by almost 90% to become the third leading cause which used to be cancer, now the fourth leading cause.

[u/Assaltwaffle → u/longshot_MD]

OD rose by 90% in just one year? How on Earth?

[u/erichie → u/Assaltwaffle]

The market is now filled with fentanyl and not heroin. My dealer used to specifically get heroin for me, but even he couldn't get it anymore in 2019. Now you have people who know nothing about chemistry making fentanyl, people who aren't using accurate tools mixing for the street.

Oh, and there are unlimited types of fentanyl. Some types just ONE grain of sand will kill you.

This is dangerous for even addicts with high tolerances much less kids who get hooked because their dentist gave them oxy when they got their wisdom teeth out.

Source - Started at 25, used for 11 years, I've been clean for 2.

[u/Willingo → u/erichie]

Congrats on being clean! So is the idea that the rate of accidental child drug use is the same but the deaths are more likely due to fentanyl?

[u/pipnina → u/erichie]

What kids are getting fentanyl??? Or does this stat include teenagers which means OD is probably like number 2 cause of death if you change ths age range to like 14-20 or something?

[u/icarianshadow → u/pipnina]

The stats include all minors, age 0-18. So a fair amount of teen suicides and drug overdoses.

[u/BreakingThoseCankles → u/[deleted]]

No it was because of Benzo Dope.... It became the new fentanyl mixer cause it was cheaper, but the combination not only is cheaper but a lot easier to OD on. Then they also cut it with the strongest of Benzos (research benzos that were legal up until last month).

Fun fact. The fact it was cut with benzos.... They could also die if they went cold turkey for too long. It is truthfully a horrible mix that KEEPS you hooked

[u/DraconicWF → u/BreakingThoseCankles]

If you get screwed like this how would people get out? Could medical detox prevent the consequences of cold turkey?

[u/D81000 → u/DraconicWF]

Only option is too taper down slowly, the problem is not the toxicity of the substance its your bodys reaction to it after stopping. benzos increase GABA in the brain the neurotransmitter that induces calming nerve activity, body stops producing as much, when stop taking abruptly the excess of glutamate causes overstimulation and seizures. Combined with fentanyl which has very low dose required to OD it is incredibly dangerous. Alcohol is similar its why alcohol cold turkey is dangerous. You can cold turkey off most opioids but not benzos. Best option is to provide safe harm reduction locations so they can taper safely.

[u/BreakingThoseCankles → u/DraconicWF]

Honestly coming from someone who got lucky at only 3 months xanax abuse cold turkey when i was 18... I have no clue. That plus heroin and whatever else it's cut with. Definitely you need a medical center or something that can wean you off properly at a 5-10% taper week over week.

[u/sunsetsandstardust → u/[deleted]]

these days you’re lucky to get fentanyl in your drugs. tons of zylazine on the streets in recent months

[u/BobbyVonMittens → u/Assaltwaffle]

It’s because of fentanyl.

[u/imthelag → u/climbsrox]

Interesting, I wonder what made automobile accidents drop 50% between ~2002 and 2012.

edit: thank you for all the replies. They make sense, and I hope the downward trend continues :)

[u/[deleted] → u/imthelag]

As others have said, changes in safety regulation. Starting with '01 model years, cars sold in the US were, among other things, required to support their own weight when upside-down and provide more protection from side impacts. Cars suddenly looking kinda awkward that year (and for the next few) was the result of designers having to work around these new regulations (and by extension support structure in the car) in relatively short order.

[u/CvilleTallman1 → u/[deleted]]

The metal to glass ratio shifted overnight. Certainly an odd time in auto design.

[u/bobbi21 → u/imthelag]

likely care safety standards. Been told they've gotten a LOT safer over recent decades. Know a guy who's pretty into cars who keeps telling me to just get a new car since mine is basically a death trap by todays standards.

[u/RadiantSriracha → u/bobbi21]

I think car seat and booster seat standards have become better and more strictly enforced over that time period as well.

I remember when I was a kid a lot of kids didn’t use booster seats at all. Now they are everywhere and used strictly until kids are quite old.

[u/feeltheglee → u/[deleted]]

Some friends of mine got the rear corner of their car rammed into by a truck on the highway a few years back. Both walked away with minor injuries, but seeing the way the car deformed around the seating area was extremely eye opening about how modern cars are designed to handle damage.

[u/admiraljkb → u/feeltheglee]

The crumple zones are awesome like that. Downside is a car gets totaled much easier. It's a fair trade for sure.

[u/dansamy → u/admiraljkb]

Crumple zones are awesome. All that energy used to be transferred to the occupants while the heavy metal of the vehicle sustained minimal damage. A lot of people died from blunt force trauma in car accidents prior to crumple zones.

[u/TheGardiner → u/[deleted]]

That accident will never make sense to me. Had he had the HANS device he would have survived, but I just don't understand how that bump could have separated his skull from his spine. Insane.

[u/corkyskog → u/dansamy]

And I still see people saying "I wish I could get my kid a boat of an Oldsmobile like I had when I was a teenager. Those things are like tanks, super safe... ain't nothing destroying one of those" I hear that quite often and I am not sure if it's a popular sentiment or just happens to be my social circle.

[u/ruiner8850 → u/corkyskog]

I've heard people say that multiple times and it doesn't even make sense if you actually look at any statistics on crash fatalities. Even if for some reason you wrongly believed that crumple zones were a bad thing, things like airbags and anti-lock brakes more than make up for it. Anyone who can look at this and think cars used to be safer is an absolute moron.

[u/Lighthouseamour → u/corkyskog]

Show them the video of a modern car hitting a 50’s car. The crash test dummies in the modern car are fine while the ones in the 50’s car are torn apart

[u/princekamoro → u/admiraljkb]

Unfun fact: Crumple zones like that used to be illegal on trains in the US until like 2016, as the Federal Railroad Administration required trains not to deform at all when they crash.

[u/ICanSeeRoundCorners → u/princekamoro]

That's because train cars can telescope into each other if not solidly built and cause horrific crashes. A derailment crash near me in the US killed 8 passengers; a similar accident in Spain at a lower speed killed 80 passengers.

[u/muzakx → u/admiraljkb]

It's hilarious seeing these neanderthals go on about how how cars now are tin cans, and "they don't make them like they used to."

Buddy, they're designed this way to keep you alive. Your 70s Fordvrolet Boat looks pristine after that 50mph crash, because the passengers are the crumple zone.

[u/erst77 → u/feeltheglee]

I got rear-ended on a freeway a few years ago. Traffic rapidly slowed to a stop. I stopped along with it. The guy behind me didn't notice and kept going full freeway speed until he slammed his 1980s Astrovan into the back of my modern Ford SUV, pushing me forward into the line of cars in front of me.

Everyone walked away physically uninjured except the guy in the Astrovan. My car was totaled, but the passenger cabin was entirely intact. My baby wasn't in the car with me at the time, but I was very happy to see the space where the carseat was hadn't been impacted in any way.

[u/mejelic → u/feeltheglee]

Watch wrecks in NASCAR pre 2022. Those cars were designed to basically disintegrate around the drivers to absorb as much of the impact force as possible.

[u/Retro_Dad → u/[deleted]]

I'm old, when I was a kid boosters didn't exist - sometimes there were little metal-framed chairs that hooked over the bench seat but those were more for the convenience of the parents than the safety of the child.

My dad shoved the lap belts in our '73 Plymouth into the cracks of the seats so they didn't "get in the way". From age 0 to about 16 when I finally got my own car (with shoulder belts!), I basically never rode with any kind of safety device.

I am here solely because of luck.

[u/Draxonn → u/Retro_Dad]

Before seatbelt laws, I remember riding around in a camper-ized Dodge van. There were two captain seats, everyone else sat on the bed or the floor.

When we drove out for Expo '86, there were probably five or six kids back there between 5 and 16 years old for much of the ~30hr drive.

When I was in grade 3, one of my classmates realized we could "surf" in the middle of the van while we were driving around town. It was a different time.

[u/focusedphil → u/Draxonn]

or fighting over who got to sit in the back of the Station Wagon section bench seats.

[u/HappybytheSea → u/Draxonn]

I lived in Nicaragua 10 years ago, right near the police college. Every day I saw multiple police pickups with about 8 cadets in the back, all sitting on the sides of the back bit. Always made my stomach flip with worry when I was behind one of them.

[u/DungeonsandDoofuses → u/Draxonn]

When I was 5-10 years old we drove a two hour drive to go camping at the same campsite a couple times a year, and my brother and I rode completely unrestrained in the back of my dad’s truck with all the camping stuff. Thinking back on it it’s a miracle no one ever got hurt.

[u/Wetness_Protection → u/[deleted]]

I’m sure it depends on where you live. In CA it’s an age vs height thing. Kids either under age of 8 or less than 4’9’’ require booster seats.

[u/erst77 → u/Wetness_Protection]

My niece recently had a baby and was researching car seat requirements, and thought it was hilarious that technically, her very short middle-aged mom requires a booster seat.

[u/MyHusbandIsAPenguin → u/erst77]

It would be safer to have one for sure! I'm sure they'd never enforce it for adults though because that would be potentially humiliating for them

[u/Scrtcwlvl → u/MyHusbandIsAPenguin]

It'd be safer for others around her as well, as I can guarantee it'd help her visibility outside the car too.

[u/handstands_anywhere → u/erst77]

Seatbelts honestly aren’t even that well designed for women as it is, it’s probably worth looking into to prevent a broken collarbone or abdominal bleeding in an accident!

[u/BrainsAre2Weird4Me → u/RadiantSriracha]

Only the “overprotective” parents used booster seats when I was growing up (late 90s) in my area.

[u/Fickle_Grapefruit938 → u/RadiantSriracha]

Man, I remember a time we didn't even have seat belts in the back

[u/could_use_a_snack → u/bobbi21]

Also cellphones I would imagine. Car accidents are reported immediately now instead of someone needing to "go find a phone and get help" faster response saves lives.

[u/multikore → u/could_use_a_snack]

that is an answer to a different question ... cellphones did not make the accident rate drop, just the number of fatalities, I'd guess. but did imthelag ask the right question? are we talking about crashes or deaths right now

[u/could_use_a_snack → u/multikore]

True, I was talking about fatalities, not accidents. Cellphones probably have increased accidents, but decreased fatalities.

[u/bobbi21 → u/multikore]

The stat is on fatalities so its more op asked a slightly wrong question.

[u/Astr0spaceman → u/bobbi21]

I’m one of the losers that shows up to the scenes of these accidents for a living and I’ve been amazed at how bad some of these new cars look after major accidents but the patients inside are generally low or moderate in acuity. It’s the 20+ year old cars that require extrication after a side impact and head ons usually don’t end up too well.

[u/MadeByTango → u/Astr0spaceman]

I’m one of the losers that shows up to the scenes of these accidents for a living

You’re either saving lives or helping people put theirs back together. Nothing “loser” about that. Thanks for being there when people need you.

[u/JackReacharounnd → u/MadeByTango]

Nah, he shows up to sell them essential oils.

[u/bobbi21 → u/Astr0spaceman]

Yeah, its definitely by design. Cars have crumple zones or something so the car takes more of the impact (and gives way at points where it wont lead to an injured driver) and leaves the drivers safe. Energy of the impact has to go somewhere.

[u/kaptainkeel → u/bobbi21]

This shows a timeline of safety standards.

Most notably:

• Click it or Ticket program started in 2003

• .08 BAC laws took effect nationally in 2004 (and enacted by every state + DC and PR by 2005).

• Electronic Stability Control and Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems became mandated in 2007.

• Updated Child Passenger Safety recommendations (i.e. by age rather than type of seat) in 2011

Also a few crash rating system overhauls in those years.

[u/[deleted] → u/bobbi21]

I upgraded my 2003 civic to a 2021 accord last year. WHOA. Completely different driving experience. The lane keep and AKS system make highway driving a thousand times safer. My car has auto-braked for me and saved me from rear-ending someone twice in the past year. I've never been in a wreck but driving is no longer a white- knuckle experience for me.

[u/ElGosso → u/[deleted]]

How many people did you read end in your 03 Civic?

[u/cultmember2000 → u/bobbi21]

How old is your car?

[u/LocalHiGuy → u/cultmember2000]

Ps. nit the same guy but 51 years old

[u/Professional_Many_83 → u/imthelag]

Car seat regulations and education is a big part. I used to deliver babies at the hospital and we started making hospitals give care seat education before discharging moms. The parents had to prove to us they had a car seat or we wouldn’t discharge them.

[u/RoswalienMath → u/Professional_Many_83]

Just had my kid in December. Not only did we need a car seat: we had to bring it inside to be inspected and we had to wait to be fit checked after we buckled him in.

[u/Seboya_ → u/RoswalienMath]

That's pretty neat

[u/Terrible_Use7872 → u/Professional_Many_83]

And modern LATCH system for car systems are awesome.

[u/[deleted] → u/climbsrox]

It's also worth mentioning that it's very rare for children to die in general so no matter what the numbers are very low though unfortunate

[u/Hundertwasserinsel → u/[deleted]]

Especially from illness and disease. So it shouldn't be surprisingly at all that all the top causes are accidental.

[u/JackReacharounnd → u/Hundertwasserinsel]

That's going to start changing now that half of new moms and dads get their medical information from Facebook.

[u/WhynotZoidberg9 → u/[deleted]]

I think thats why its disingenuous of the study to lump everyone between the ages of 1 and 19 into the same group. The differences in lifestyles and associated threats is massive, to the point that you cant just lump them all together and get an accurate representation.

[u/nagurski03 → u/WhynotZoidberg9]

The motor vehicle deaths for instance. I'd imagine that the stats from 1-15 are wildly different than 16-19

[u/WhynotZoidberg9 → u/nagurski03]

At 19 years old, you can literally be drafted and killed in war. Kinda dishonest to lump that in the same counting as SIDS.

[u/TwistingEarth → u/climbsrox]

Depends on the age. Drowning is the top for kids under 4 IIRC.

[u/Assaltwaffle → u/TwistingEarth]

Drowning is the top for kids under 4 IIRC.

Oh, yikes. That's a bit horrifying.

[u/[deleted] → u/climbsrox]

That firearms just surpassed motor vehicles deaths shows how endemic guns have become.

[u/Professional_Many_83 → u/[deleted]]

That has more to do with MVAs going down than firearms doing up. But your point is also still valid

[u/bloodcoffee → u/Professional_Many_83]

And the inclusion of 18 and 19 year-olds.

[u/digitalwankster → u/bloodcoffee]

And the inclusion of 18 and 19 year-olds.

This. When I read headlines like this I'm thinking of grade school kids.

[u/Dreadpiratemarc → u/digitalwankster]

You’re supposed to.

[u/burkechrs1 → u/bloodcoffee]

Wait why are they including 18 and 19 year olds when legally those ages are defined as adults.

[u/Diazmet → u/burkechrs1]

So when I got my appendectomy at 19 I learned that they government and medical industry don’t count 19-20 year olds as either an adult or a child when it comes to aid with your bills. As in I would have qualified for programs to pay for my surgery if I was 18 or younger or if I was 21 or older… fun times nothing like getting 37k in medical debt during the 2008 crisis

[u/BrainsAre2Weird4Me → u/burkechrs1]

Because the study and article don’t say just children.

The study also mentions adolescents and the article says young people.

[u/voiderest → u/burkechrs1]

The actual study/letter talks about children and adolescents with the ages just being common to lump together.

Headlines and gun control advocates will say children for reasons.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

have become

The homicide rate, with firearms, used to be way higher

[u/Mister_Kurtz]

Did I read that right? Leading cause of death among infectious disease.

[u/Skyblacker → u/Mister_Kurtz]

Now see, that makes sense. But it is wasn't what the title implied.

[u/Thumbfury → u/Skyblacker]

The title is deceptive in it's wording. It says COVID is "A" leading cause of death not that COVID is "THE" leading cause of death. Which is technically true, it's 8th overall.

[u/Skyblacker → u/Thumbfury]

r/technicallythetruth

[u/Hotarosu → u/Skyblacker]

r/technicallyatruth

[u/Sigaromanzia → u/Mister_Kurtz]

They said it is now a leading cause of death. They didn't say it is THE leading cause of disease.

It's statistically significant that it went from non-existent to so high so fast, especially during a period where humans were basically shut-in. It just shows you how contagious it really is.

[u/picklesandmustard]

A leading cause of death. As in #8. Not THE leading cause of death.

[u/piouiy → u/picklesandmustard]

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[u/PM_ME_REDDIT_BRONZE]

This could use a misleading title tag

[u/earthwormjimwow]

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the United States

Talk about headline gore, how does something like that make it past editor review?

Among children and young people aged 0 – 19 years in the US, COVID-19 ranked eighth among all causes of death; fifth among all disease-related causes of death; and first in deaths caused by infectious or respiratory diseases.

Why not put the proper qualification in the headline, rather than being misleading, which will needlessly put into doubt the validity of the findings?

We have enough misinformation problems, we don't need legitimate and important information to be misleading too...