Covid-19: More young children are being infected in Israel and Italy, emerging data suggest

Experts have warned that schools must be reopened with caution, amid emerging evidence from Israel and Italy that more young children are being infected with new variants of covid-19. Paediatricians in Israel, which has surged ahead in vaccinating its adult population, reported a sharp rise in covid-19 infections among young people, with more than 50 000 children and teens testing positive in January—more than Israel saw in any month during the first and second waves. Yuli Edelstein, health minister, told the Jerusalem Post , “We got a letter from the Israeli Association of Paediatrics that says they are very worried about the rate of disease in …