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June 4, 2021 03:13 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/4/22518570/covid-hospitalization-icu-teenagers-vaccines-cdc
COVID-19 hospitalization rates in adolescents went up during March and April
In March and April, when COVID-19 vaccinations were starting to keep older adults out of the hospital, more and more children between 12 and 17 years old were being admitted. Many were seriously sick: around one-third of kids in this age group who were in the hospital for COVID-19 this year were in the intensive care unit, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows. None died.
The risk of getting seriously ill and needing to be hospitalized from COVID-19 increases with age, but kids and teenagers can still get sick. Hospitalization rates from COVID-19 in this group were, overall, around 2.5 to 3 times higher than those from the flu over the last three flu seasons. The new CDC data underscores the importance of...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/4/22518570/covid-hospitalization-icu-teenagers-vaccines-cdc
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