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CHOP-led study confirms COVID-19 is rare in kids, but more severe among children of color

Unlike the flu, the new coronavirus leaves children mostly unscathed.

People were making use of Clark Park in West Philadelphia to escape the concerns of the virus and to get some exercise and fresh air earlier this year. Nafi Cannady, 8, wears a mask as he swings. His mother, Trinia Cannady, said “The mask was for his safety and the safety of others.”
People were making use of Clark Park in West Philadelphia to escape the concerns of the virus and to get some exercise and fresh air earlier this year. Nafi Cannady, 8, wears a mask as he swings. His mother, Trinia Cannady, said “The mask was for his safety and the safety of others.”Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer