GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization's office for Europe said Tuesday that children in the 5 to 14 age group now account for the highest rates of reported COVID-19 infection in the region. He stressed the continued threat from the widespread delta variant, and noted the new omicron variant has so far accounted for 432 confirmed cases in 21 countries in the region. “The delta variant remains dominant across Europe and Central Asia, and we know that the COVID-19 vaccines remain effective in reducing severe disease and deaths from it,” he told reporters from WHO Europe headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Children have tended to face less severe cases than more vulnerable populations like older people, health care workers and people with weaker immune systems. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

Source: Forbes December 07, 2021 20:01 UTC