US: COVID vaccination in kids under 5 remain low as US hospital admissions steadily rise

COVID vaccination in kids under 5 remain low as US hospital admissions steadily rise Summer hospitalizations saw an increase in younger kids, and experts worry the trend will continue as children return to school and day care. YahooNews

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Vaccinations for babies, toddlers and preschoolers opened in June after months of delay. But only about 3.4% of children under 2 and 5.7% of children ages 2 to 4 have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Meanwhile, hospitalizations in kids 4 and under have increased since the spring. CDC data shows about 20 children a week were hospitalized in April, and the number had risen to about 100 children a week in July.

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