Medical Health Cluster

Adolescents

Hospitalizations of Children and Adolescents with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, July 2021–January 2022

What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 can cause severe illness in children and adolescents. What is added by this report? Coinciding with increased circulation of the Omicron variant, COVID-19–associated hospitalization rates among children and adolescents aged 0–17 years increased rapidly in late December 2021, especially among children aged […]

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Hospitalizations of Children and Adolescents with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, July 2021–January 2022

What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 can cause severe illness in children and adolescents. What is added by this report? Coinciding with increased circulation of the Omicron variant, COVID-19–associated hospitalization rates among children and adolescents aged 0–17 years increased rapidly in late December 2021, especially among children aged […]

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Hospitalization of Adolescents Aged 12–17 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1, 2020 April 24, 2021

Summary What is already known about this topic? Most COVID-19–associated hospitalizations occur in adults, but severe disease occurs in all age groups, including adolescents aged 12–17 years. What is added by this report? COVID-19 adolescent hospitalization rates from COVID-NET peaked at 2.1 per 100,000 in early January 2021, declined to […]

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