87% of children from 5 to 11 years old hospitalized with COVID during the U.S. surge driven by the Omicron variant were unvaccinated, per a CDC study published today
The study of children hospitalized in the U.S. from Dec. 19 to Feb. 28 found the hospitalization rate was 2.1 times higher for those unvaccinated than their vaccinated peers.
"Among 397 children hospitalized during the Omicron-predominant period, 87% were unvaccinated, 30% had no underlying medical conditions, and 19% were admitted to an intensive care unit," according to the CDC.Black children accounted for 34% of unvaccinated hospitalizations, compared to 30.7% for white children and 18.9% for Hispanic children, according to the CDC.The CDC hasn't reported data on the race or ethnicity of vaccinated children in the U.S.
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