Delta is hitting children a bit harder than previous variants, for instance:

Mestre said Nicklaus Children’s had a total of 17 inpatients with COVID-19 in June.

“In July,” he said, “we’ve already seen 60, with another day to go.”

But the vaccine does work for them:

About half of the patients were under 12, Mestre said, and the rest were older and eligible for the vaccine. But none of the patients with COVID-19 at Nicklaus Children’s on Friday were vaccinated.

In fact, Mestre said, “We have not yet admitted a child 12 and over who’s been vaccinated and required hospitalization.”