The daily tally of new Covid infections has never been higher and deaths caused by the coronavirus have crossed the 1,000-per-day mark for the first time since August 2021. To make matters worse, the rollout of vaccines for children has begun at a slow pace, with an estimated coverage rate of only 10 percent among those aged 5 to 11.
According to São Paulo’s Butantan Biological Institute, over 1,400 children aged up to 11 have died of Covid, the second leading cause of death in that age group. Health officials have also reported roughly 2,400 cases of pediatric multisystem...
