A shortage of children’s over-the-counter pain medication may be only the most obvious sign the latest wave of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly among the youngest — and least vaccinated — segment of the population, according to some experts. All this, plus the fact the highly transmissible Omicron variant more easily infects children than previous strains should warrant increased caution from parents, Banerji said. Ontario’s COVID testing infrastructure was unable to keep up with demand after the highly transmissible Omicron wave hit last winter. In a statement to Simcoe.com last month, Johnson & Johnson, maker of children’s Tylenol, said it was working to meet the increased demand. Belcher said the lack of children’s Tylenol is affecting parents across the country.

Source: thestar August 06, 2022 18:30 UTC