The effects of the silence on south African children and adolescents against a global alert on the newly identified coronavirus variant: Omicron

•Children and adolescents in South Africa, signal a global alert to Omicron.•Children aged 10 to 19 years accounted for 9.2% of all COVID-19 cases reported since the start of the pandemic.

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Published in:	Journal of pediatric nursing Vol. 65; pp. e5 - e6
Main Authors:	Lima, Danielly Gonçalves Sombra, Figueiredo, Thânia Maria Rodrigues, Pereira, Yara Talita Gomes, Almino, Maria Auxiliadora Ferreira Brito, Pereira, Liliany Medeiros, de Menezes, Hildson Leandro, Araújo, Jaime Emanuel Brito, Junior, Jucier Gonçalves, Vieira, Nélio Barreto, de Carvalho, Sionara Melo Figueiredo, Machado, Sávio Samuel Feitosa, de Matos Cassiano, Cícera Janielly, Dionizio, Barbara Silveira, Pinheiro, Raul Cesar Fortaleza, Feitosa, Pedro Walisson Gomes, Filho, Francisco Helder Pereira, Lima, Nádia Nara Rolim, Neto, Modesto Leite Rolim
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-07-2022
Subjects:	Adolescent Black People Child Children Coronavirus Humans Omicrom Social risk South Africa - epidemiology Teenagers Vulnerability South Africa Social risk Teenagers Omicrom Vulnerability Children
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Summary:	•Children and adolescents in South Africa, signal a global alert to Omicron.•Children aged 10 to 19 years accounted for 9.2% of all COVID-19 cases reported since the start of the pandemic.
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ISSN:	0882-5963 1532-8449
DOI:	10.1016/j.pedn.2021.11.032