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As of earlier this month, 127 kids aged 12 to 17 years old had died of COVID-19 in the United States . The number may pale in comparison to the more than half a million adults who’ve died so far, but because deaths among kids are so rare, the total is still high enough to rank COVID-19 among the leading causes of death among that age group. Death, however, isn’t the only negative COVID outcome in young people: More than 3,700 kids and teenagers have been diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a mysterious but serious inflammatory disease that can land children in the hospital weeks after they appear to have recovered from COVID infection. For these reasons and many others, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that all children receive the COVID vaccine as soon as they’re eligible—including adolescents 12 years and older, who have now been eligible for a week. This week’s COVID update explores the implications of the COVID vaccine for kids,
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