Morning Jolt: How Much of a Risk Do Our Children Face?

On the menu today: the new multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and questions about what China knew — and how much we should trust any medical data out of China; the World Health Organization accepts watered-down semi-accountability; the president tells the country he's embracing better living through chemistry; and a new study pours a bit more cold water on the "wet market" theory of the virus's emergence.

We Need More Information from China, and Quickly

Late last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about a "recently reported multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)." The syndrome is described as "severe inflammatory responses with Kawasaki disease-like features" — a high fever that lasts, abdominal pain so serious some parents initially think it's a burst appendix, and for many kids, diffuse rashes.

The good news is that this inflammatory response is still pretty rare — a couple hundred cases ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 19 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 19 2020 How Much of a Risk Do Our Children Face? On the menu today: the new multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and questions about what China knew — and how much we should trust any medical data out of China; the World Health Organization accepts watered-down semi-accountability; the president tells the country he's embracing better living through chemistry; and a new study pours a bit more cold water on the "wet market" theory of the virus's emergence. We Need More Information from China, and Quickly Late last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about a "recently reported multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)." The syndrome is described as "severe inflammatory responses with Kawasaki disease-like features" — a high fever that lasts, abdominal pain so serious some parents initially think it's a burst appendix, and for many kids, diffuse rashes. The good news is that this inflammatory response is still pretty rare — a couple hundred cases ...   READ MORE

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