Omicron in kids leading to a new but familiar illness: croupCovid-19's omicron variant appears to be affecting children under age 5 in a new way: a harsh, barking cough known as croup.
While croup generally is not harmful, it can be frightening for parents already on edge about their babies and toddlers, too young for the Covid-19 vaccine, becoming infected with the virus.

croup is most commonly caused by the flu and parainfluenza viruses, backed by decades of scientific study.
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