The power of social isolation on paediatric emergency visits during COVID-19 lockdown.

Abstract

In a brief report, Iozzi et al. published their observations of reduced visits in the pediatric emergency department at the University of Pavia in Southern Lombardy during the lockdown period in Italy. We experienced similar findings of a drastic reduction in pediatric emergency department visits at our institution (Figure 1). Located in central Queens, our hospital experienced the highest COVID-19 transmission rate within New York City during the pandemic's peak.