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Boy dies from COVID on Hawaii vacation with fully vaccinated parents, officials say
By Summer Lin
April 28, 2021 07:58 AM
A boy died from COVID-19 while on vacation in Hawaii with his fully vaccinated parents, marking the first child death from coronavirus in the state, officials said.
The boy, who was 10 years old or younger and had underlying health conditions, died after he and his parents visited Hawaii from another state, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. Officials said the child had coronavirus symptoms after arriving and died at a hospital.
?I can tell you that both parents had been vaccinated, fully vaccinated. And both parents had tested negative before traveling from the mainland to Hawaii,? Department of Health spokesperson Brooks Baehr said, Hawaii News Now reported.
?So soon after arrival that it is very likely this child was infected with COVID while on the mainland or perhaps in transit,? he added...
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In a statement to Hawaii News Now, Baehr added that the child was not tested before arriving in Hawaii. "So soon after arrival that it is very likely this child was infected with COVID while on the mainland or perhaps in transit," he said.