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More kids hospitalized with Covid-19 in states with lower vaccination rates, CDC report finds
More children went to the hospital and emergency room in states with lower vaccination rates, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The research published Friday in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Report found that hospitalizations and emergency room visits for kids with Covid-19 increased from June to August of this year.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/health/kids-hospitalized-covid/index.htmlCDC
teach1st
(5,935 posts)In the two week period in mid to late August, ER visits were 3.4 times higher in the states with the lowest vaccination rates and hospitalizations were 3.7 times higher than in states with the highest vaccination rates. The states with the lowest vaccination coverage were in the South.
"Broad, community-wide vaccination of all eligible persons is a critical component of mitigation strategies to protect pediatric populations from SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 illness," the CDC-led team wrote.
And while the more highly contagious Delta variant sent more kids to the hospital with Covid-19, it was a similar proportion to the numbers who were hospitalized earlier in the pandemic, a second report found.
underpants
(182,798 posts)Youd think Id be good at that by now.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)We're marching them off to the death camps - er - schools. Many states won't even let them wear masks. Do we have no care at all for the sanctity of life?
underpants
(182,798 posts)They are THINKing OF THE CHILDREN!!!