"As we're seeing a lot of media reports coming out of the southern U.S. in particular of … higher numbers of infections in children, particularly with the delta variant." There are no approved COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 12 and that's raising concerns about what a surge in the more infectious delta variant could mean for kids. (Submitted/ Jeff Burzynski)At this point, Burzynski hasn't seen any kids hospitalized in Winnipeg due to the delta variant. And while delta is more contagious, he said there hasn't been evidence that it makes kids sicker than other variants. 'A very different virus'Regina infectious disease physician Dr. Alexander Wong said the rise in delta variant cases in the U.S. is concerning, as the variant is far more contagious and much more easily transmitted.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2021 10:00 UTC