FAQ: Are Kids Really at Greater Risk If 3rd Wave of COVID Strikes?
3 years, 7 months ago

FAQ: Are Kids Really at Greater Risk If 3rd Wave of COVID Strikes?

The Quint  

Dr Giridhar R Babu said during the webinar, “We all know what happened with adults when it came to seeking ICU care. It's not just ICUs, you need multi-specialists to manage different systems, and we don't have those kind of resources everywhere. Next, you need to step up all our pediatric ICUs and specialists at a block level and have a referral pathway where whoever is affected is transferred in time. I can already tell you in some metros, they are identifying zonal level jumbo ICUs for pediatric age-group, and they are saying it's not just for COVID-19, anyway we don't have, let's build them.” Additionally, the IAP has assured us that their preparations for in-patient beds and intensive care beds for children are in full swing.

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Experts recommend Covid vax for at-risk under-12 kids
1 year, 11 months ago

Experts recommend Covid vax for at-risk under-12 kids

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: As the Omicron BF7 virus surges, experts have called for approval to vaccinate children under the age of 12 who are more vulnerable to contracting severe Covid. While the infection is usually mild in children, paediatricians state that, similar to comorbidities in adults, many children suffer from certain conditions that make the Covid infection severe for them. Chief paediatrician …

The childhood diseases making a post-lockdown comeback
2 years ago

The childhood diseases making a post-lockdown comeback

BBC  

The childhood diseases making a post-lockdown comeback Getty Images There have been more cases of certain infectious diseases in children this year than expected RSV, Strep A, the flu: a range of familiar bugs are worrying doctors and parents with strange new patterns. Now that they are mixing again, doctors have noticed periodic surges in other diseases, including RSV, flu …

Covid hospitalizations rising in kids under 6 months, CDC Director Walensky says
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid hospitalizations rising in kids under 6 months, CDC Director Walensky says

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection in those not yet eligible for shots, Director Rochelle Walensky said. “We’re seeing more and more of those younger babies getting hospitalized,” Walensky said in an exclusive interview at …

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
2 years, 6 months ago

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months

LA Times  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared the way Saturday for the nation’s youngest children to gain protection against COVID-19 with two vaccines specially formulated for recipients as young as 6 months. “We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today’s decision, they can,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. …

FDA moves closer to authorizing COVID-19 shots for kids under 5
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA moves closer to authorizing COVID-19 shots for kids under 5

LA Times  

A 5-year-old received a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Los Angeles in May. “This is a long-awaited vaccine,” said one panel member, Dr. Jay Portnoy of Children’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, opened the meeting with data showing a “quite troubling surge’’ in young children’s hospitalizations during the Omicron wave, and noted …

Opinion: As the US inches toward Covid vaccines for its youngest, a pediatrician weighs in
2 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: As the US inches toward Covid vaccines for its youngest, a pediatrician weighs in

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Julie Morita, a pediatrician, is executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and member of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee to the Director. Since vaccines were authorized for children ages 5-11 seven months ago, less than 30% have completed their primary two-dose series, according to data from the US Centers …

What’s next for COVID-19 vaccines for youngest US children
2 years, 7 months ago

What’s next for COVID-19 vaccines for youngest US children

Associated Press  

Parents hoping to get their youngest children vaccinated against COVID-19 got some encouraging news Monday. Pfizer said three small doses of its vaccine offers strong protection to youngsters under 5, according to preliminary data. That news comes a month after Moderna said it would ask regulators to OK its two doses tor the youngest kids. FDA REVIEW U.S. Food and …

Covid vaccination of all eligible children at earliest priority for govt: PM Modi
2 years, 7 months ago

Covid vaccination of all eligible children at earliest priority for govt: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Covid vaccination of all eligible children at the earliest is a priority for the government and specialised programmes will need to be conducted for it in schools, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. Asserting that vaccine is the biggest protective shield against the virus, Modi said Covid vaccination of all eligible children at the earliest is a …

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat
2 years, 8 months ago

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat

News 18  

Schooling has been a matter of enthusiastic, and often passionate, debate since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world. The second cause of worry is the assumption that with schools being open, children would infect each other and spread it to their teachers or carry it home and infect the adults, especially the grandparents who we do know have a higher …

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home

India Today  

Weeks after the Omicron cases subsided across India, coronavirus is once again on the rise. Parents and teachers can keep a few things in mind to keep children safe both at school and at home as new cases pop up. How to keep children safe from Covid-19 in schools, at home? Graphic: Pradeep Singh Saini Health experts have urged schools …

The push to get children vaccinated is stalling. It poses new COVID-19 dangers
2 years, 8 months ago

The push to get children vaccinated is stalling. It poses new COVID-19 dangers

LA Times  

Despite months of outreach and on-the-ground efforts, the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for young children remains stuck in neutral — prompting experts to say more needs to be done to inform parents about the benefits of inoculation. In California, just 34% of children age 5 to 11 have completed their primary vaccination series, compared with 66% of youths age 12 to …

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is only 12% effective against infection in children aged five to 11
2 years, 9 months ago

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is only 12% effective against infection in children aged five to 11

Daily Mail  

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has done little to protect five- to 11- year-olds from infection from the Omicron variant, data revealed by New York state officials on Monday shows. New York State officials revealed Monday that children aged five to 11 years old that receive the COVID-19 vaccine only have their risk of infection dropped by 12%. New York researchers …

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids

LA Times  

A student gets a COVID-19 vaccine at a school in New Orleans. The shots are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked with the virus in children, according to a new study. COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, according to an analysis of U.S. government data published Tuesday. The …

The case for vaccinating children against COVID-19
2 years, 10 months ago

The case for vaccinating children against COVID-19

The Hindu  

There is a general misconception that vaccination ought to be reserved against diseases that cause death in large numbers. MIS and diabetes Four to six weeks after COVID-19, irrespective of severity, some among otherwise healthy children develop Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome. Paediatricians caring for children with the above listed conditions associated with high risk of COVID-19 and its complications, need approval …

Covid has completely changed my approach to parenting a poorly child
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid has completely changed my approach to parenting a poorly child

The Independent  

And so plan B is no more. And let’s be honest, nobody would wish preventative measures against Covid to be in place any longer than necessary. In the halcyon days before coronavirus, if a child complained of a pain, or came down to breakfast with a hacking cough, or had vommed in the night, you’d do one of two things. …

US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations
2 years, 11 months ago

US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: US pediatric hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The country is averaging 893 new hospital admissions each day for children 17 years and under, a record high since the CDC started to track the number from …

India's surge in Covid-19 infections affecting young children
2 years, 11 months ago

India's surge in Covid-19 infections affecting young children

Hindustan Times  

Priti, who is five and lives in the city of Jaipur, had a fever for four days earlier this month but her parents didn't take her to a hospital. Authorities have reserved more than double the Covid hospital beds for children than recommended by experts out of fear of being underprepared But her condition persisted, resulting in diarrhoea and respiratory …

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

Associated Press  

Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. The low rates are “very disturbing,’’ said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The low vaccination rates …

Children’s low COVID vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Children’s low COVID vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

LA Times  

Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before giving her the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at a pediatric vaccine clinic in November at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana. The low rates are “very disturbing,” said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s …

Covid-19 in children: Here's how to catch early symptoms and their solutions
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 in children: Here's how to catch early symptoms and their solutions

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations Children's Fund highlights that though children are not the face of Covid-19 pandemic, they risk being among its biggest victims since their lives are being changed in profound ways amid this universal crisis hence, for some children, the impact will be lifelong. Covid-19 in children: Here's how to catch early symptoms and their solutions In its data, …

Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children
2 years, 11 months ago

Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children

Al Jazeera  

Worrisome trend in children too young to be vaccinated underscores the need for older children and adults to get their shots to help protect those around them. The rate among children ages five to 17 is about one per 100,000, according to the CDC data, which is drawn from over 250 hospitals in 14 states. The trend among the very …

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
2 years, 11 months ago

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots

LA Times  

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 among U.S. children under 5 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for vaccination. With the highly contagious Omicron variant spreading around the country, the hospitalization rate in these youngest kids has surged to more than 4 in …

US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers
2 years, 11 months ago

US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. “It was hard enough last year, but now you know that you have a way to prevent all this.” During the week of Dec. 22-28, an …

Kids in 5-14 age group now account for highest rates of Covid infection in Europe: WHO
3 years ago

Kids in 5-14 age group now account for highest rates of Covid infection in Europe: WHO

India Today  

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. WHO Europe regional director Dr Hans Kluge also argued that vaccine mandates should be "an absolute last resort," and said that COVID-19 deaths remain "significantly below previous peaks." "The …

South Africa: Concern over COVID infections in children under 5 as daily cases shoot up
3 years ago

South Africa: Concern over COVID infections in children under 5 as daily cases shoot up

India TV News  

Highlights We saw more admissions in children under 5 and in teenagers who were 15 to 19: Experts We see sharp increase across all age groups, but particularly in under-fives: Dr Waasila Jassat More research would be done to investigate the reasons behind this phenomenon South African experts have expressed concern about the rising number of COVID-19 infections among young …

‘Your baby won’t be affected by Covid’, couple told before three-month-old son dies from virus
3 years ago

‘Your baby won’t be affected by Covid’, couple told before three-month-old son dies from virus

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Children under the age of five are not …

U.S. gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

LA Times  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday fired the starting gun on a campaign to inoculate the nation’s 28 million elementary-school-age children against COVID-19, recommending the broad use of kid-size doses of the vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech. “We know millions of parents are eager to get their children vaccinated,” Walensky said, adding that Tuesday will go …

How Safe is FDA Authorised Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Aged 5 to 11?
3 years, 1 month ago

How Safe is FDA Authorised Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Aged 5 to 11?

The Quint  

The FDA advisory committee openly grappled with the risks and benefits of the vaccine and the weightiness of the decision for younger children. One committee member – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine expert Amanda Cohn – noted that COVID-19 was the eighth-highest killer of kids in the 5-11 age group over the past year. There have been over …

Opinion: Why I’m going to vaccinate my kids against Covid-19
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Why I’m going to vaccinate my kids against Covid-19

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Syra Madad, DHSc, MSc, MCP is an infectious disease epidemiologist, senior director of the system-wide special pathogens program at NYC Health + Hospitals, health and safety lead at the Enhanced Investigations Unit of NYC Test & Trace, and fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The latest surge driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant …

No Urgency to Vaccinate Children against Covid with Insufficient Data and Evidence Available: Experts
3 years, 2 months ago

No Urgency to Vaccinate Children against Covid with Insufficient Data and Evidence Available: Experts

News 18  

With the number of Covid-19 cases going down in India and the majority of adults vaccinated with at least one dose, there is no urgency to inoculate children against the infection, health experts told News18.com on Thursday as the country surpassed the milestone of delivering 100 crore jabs. India’s apex drugs regulator is also yet to approve Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin …

Here’s what having a Covid-19 vaccine for children might mean for your kids
3 years, 2 months ago

Here’s what having a Covid-19 vaccine for children might mean for your kids

CNN  

CNN — Pfizer said Thursday it’s asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize use of a low-dose version of its Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11. “We know from our vast experience with other pediatric vaccines that children are not small adults, and we will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of clinical trial data submitted in support of …

What we know about COVID-19 in kids and the risks of returning to school
3 years, 3 months ago

What we know about COVID-19 in kids and the risks of returning to school

ABC  

As COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to climb, millions of Australian children are set to head back to school for face-to-face classes in term 4 after several months of remote learning. Asha Bowen, a paediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Telethon Kids Institute, said although children were more likely to get infected with Delta, they were much less likely than adults …

Should children be given COVID-19 jabs?
3 years, 3 months ago

Should children be given COVID-19 jabs?

The Hindu  

With schools shutting down and restrictions being placed on movement, children have suffered a lot over the last one and a half years. Comparing risks The risk of severe outcomes due to COVID-19 in children is very rare, and chance of death is extremely low. Even though children and young adults are not at high risk from severe COVID-19, some …

Coronavirus Cases Among Kids Hit Pandemic High After Summer Dip
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Cases Among Kids Hit Pandemic High After Summer Dip

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING About 252,000 new coronavirus cases were reported among children last week, according to data compiled by two health organizations. This marks the largest number of new pediatric COVID-19 cases in a single week since the pandemic began, and it comes as millions of kids head back to school. This surge in pediatric cases between Aug. 26 and …

Viral Fever Cases Rise Among Children in Bihar; Major Hospitals Filled With Affected Kids
3 years, 3 months ago

Viral Fever Cases Rise Among Children in Bihar; Major Hospitals Filled With Affected Kids

News 18  

Among the coronavirus pandemic, cases of viral fever among children are rising in Bihar and many of the patients have been hospitalised. In Patna, all four major hospitals All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna Medical College and Hospital, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital and Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences are crowded with children suffering from viral fever. Talking …

COVID-19 surges in unvaccinated communities are sending more kids to the hospital
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 surges in unvaccinated communities are sending more kids to the hospital

LA Times  

At least 452 children in the United States have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, a tiny fraction of the nearly 650,000 deaths nationwide. When adults and eligible adolescents get vaccinated in large numbers, younger children are at greatly reduced risk of becoming seriously ill with COVID-19, the new reports show. Released as children are returning to schools, the …

AIIMS Director on reopening schools amid Covid fear: It's 'Risk Benefit Analysis'
3 years, 3 months ago

AIIMS Director on reopening schools amid Covid fear: It's 'Risk Benefit Analysis'

India TV News  

Covid cases may rise to some extent in the coming months but there are fewer chances of the third wave of coronavirus, said AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria in an exclusive conversation with India TV Editor-In-Chief and Chairman Rajat Sharma during Aaj Ki Baat. Speaking in Aaj Ki Baat, Randeep Guleria said that we may see a rise in Covid cases …

When can my child get vaccinated against COVID? Are the vaccines safe for kids?
3 years, 3 months ago

When can my child get vaccinated against COVID? Are the vaccines safe for kids?

ABC  

National Cabinet will meet today to discuss vaccinating children over 12 against COVID-19, and the Prime Minister has confirmed plans for rolling out jabs to younger Australians have been in the works for weeks. Severe infections can still happen though, and researchers are still looking into the full extent of the long-term effects of COVID-19 among children and young adults. …

Covid-19 Third Wave To Affect Kids, Medical Facilities Inadequate: MHA Panel To PMO
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 Third Wave To Affect Kids, Medical Facilities Inadequate: MHA Panel To PMO

ABP News  

New Delhi: Addressing the concerns related to the deadly viral disease, a committee of experts constituted under the National Institute of Disaster Management have cautioned against an imminent third wave that could peak around October and called for medical preparedness for children who might be prone to similar risk as elders. READ: Tamil Nadu Records 1,630 New COVID Cases Along …

721 children in child care institutions contracted Covid since outbreak: RTI
3 years, 4 months ago

721 children in child care institutions contracted Covid since outbreak: RTI

India Today  

Over 720 children in child care institutions in 11 states and Union Territories have contracted Covid-19 till now and no fatalities have been reported, according to data from the country's apex child rights body. The data, which was shared by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in response to an RTI query from PTI, also stated that 686 …

Zydus Cadila vaccine gets EUA for adolescents: A look at scientific, ethical concerns in inoculating minors for COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Zydus Cadila vaccine gets EUA for adolescents: A look at scientific, ethical concerns in inoculating minors for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Nations like the US, the UK, France, have already begun vaccinating their adolescent population, while Israel, Chile and Malta have achieved one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world With indigenously developed Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine receiving emergency use authorisation, another landmark in India’s vaccination drive has been achieved: that of providing a vaccination option for the adolescent …

Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet, CDC data shows
3 years, 4 months ago

Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet, CDC data shows

CNN  

CNN — The pace of Covid-19 hospitalizations is surging across the US, with the rates for children and adults under 50 hitting their highest levels yet, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “During this surge of the Delta variant … we are seeing a significantly greater impact on our children and our teens,” Dr. Jim …

Children are contracting COVID-19 but what are the risks? We answer your questions
3 years, 4 months ago

Children are contracting COVID-19 but what are the risks? We answer your questions

ABC  

South-east Queensland's most recent outbreak of COVID-19 is a reminder that children are not exempt from contracting the Delta variant. "It's really, really hard to discern those two different possibilities with the sort of epidemiological data we have," Dr Short said. "It's not to say that children can't get infected, and it's not to say that children can't get severe …

‘Our kids are getting sick’: Fauci sounds alarm over rising Covid risk to children
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Our kids are getting sick’: Fauci sounds alarm over rising Covid risk to children

The Independent  

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From increased hospitalizations to long Covid, children can get hit hard by Covid-19. Here’s why doctors say kids should be protected
3 years, 4 months ago

From increased hospitalizations to long Covid, children can get hit hard by Covid-19. Here’s why doctors say kids should be protected

CNN  

CNN — The myth that kids can’t get seriously sick from Covid-19 keeps getting debunked as more children get hospitalized during the Delta variant surge. “Half of the children that we’ve admitted have been under the age of 2,” Dr. Mark Kline, physician-in-chief of Children’s Hospital New Orleans, said this month. Covid-19 deaths in children shouldn’t be ignored, CDC chief …

Covid-19 cases among US children and teens jumped
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 cases among US children and teens jumped

CNN  

CNN — Almost 72,000 children and teens caught Covid-19 last week – a “substantial” increase from a week earlier, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported Tuesday. “That’s high and considering the fact that we are vaccinated now, what that’s telling us is that unvaccinated people are getting infected in higher numbers because the virus is more infectious with the Delta …

3rd covid wave may occur due to mutation or available pool of susceptible population: Govt to parliament
3 years, 5 months ago

3rd covid wave may occur due to mutation or available pool of susceptible population: Govt to parliament

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The third wave of covid-19 may occur either due to mutations in the virus or due to the available pool of susceptible population, which in turn is also dependent on various pharmaceutical and non- pharmaceutical interventions for management of the pandemic, government told parliament on Friday. Union health minister Mansukh Mandavia, in reply to a question on whether …

How Covid Pandemic Has Left Millions of Children Without Routine Vaccines, Study Shows
3 years, 5 months ago

How Covid Pandemic Has Left Millions of Children Without Routine Vaccines, Study Shows

News 18  

Immunisation is key to child survival and is cost effective in protecting their lives. But with the looming threat of Covid-19 pandemic, 23 million children globally missed out routine immunisation last year. According to benefit–risk analysis of health benefits versus excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Africa, ‘for every one excess COVID-19 death attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infections acquired during routine …

Children may also be at Covid risk, proper planning needed to protect them: Health Ministry
3 years, 5 months ago

Children may also be at Covid risk, proper planning needed to protect them: Health Ministry

India Today  

The Union Health Ministry on Friday raised concern about the rise in Covid-19 cases in several districts in India and cautioned that children may also be susceptible to the infection. During a press conference on the Covid-19 situation in the country, Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal stressed that proper planning is needed to protect children from contracting the virus. …

Mississippi health officer warns about Covid-19 surge that has put 7 children in intensive care
3 years, 5 months ago

Mississippi health officer warns about Covid-19 surge that has put 7 children in intensive care

CNN  

CNN — Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs warned residents about a surge of Covid-19 cases in the southern state on Tuesday and said that seven children are in ICUs, including two children on a ventilator. Reeves said that for those who opt not to get vaccinated, “I personally don’t think that’s a good choice.” Across the country, unvaccinated …

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