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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/MMWRmm7111e2
Personal Author:
Marks, Kristin J. ; Whitaker, Michael ; Agathis, Nickolas T. ; Anglin, Onika ; Milucky, Jennifer ; ... More +
Marks, Kristin J. ; Whitaker, Michael ; Agathis, Nickolas T. ; Anglin, Onika ; Milucky, Jennifer ; Patel, Kadam ; Pham, Huong ; Kirley, Pam Daily ; Kawasaki, Breanna ; Meek, James ; Anderson, Evan J. ; Weigel, Andy ; Kim, Sue ; Lynfield, Ruth ; Ropp, Susan L. ; Spina, Nancy L. ; Bennett, Nancy M. ; Shiltz, Eli ; Sutton, Melissa ; Talbot, H. Keipp ; Price, Andrea ; Taylor, Christopher A. ; Havers, Fiona P. ; Roland, Jeremy ; Surgnier, Jordan ; Lyons, Carol ; Openo, Kyle ; Teno, Kenzie ; Kohrman, Alexander ; Bye, Erica ; Cline, Cory ; Muse, Alison ; Cafferky, Virginia ; Billing, Laurie ; Abdullah, Nasreen ; Schaffner, William ; McCaffrey, Keegan Less -
Corporate Authors:
COVID-NET Surveillance Team
Description:
The B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variants of SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that causes COVID-19, has been the predominant circulating Variants in the U.S. since late December 2021.* Coinciding with increased Omicron circulation, COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates increased rapidly among infants and children aged 0-4 years, a group not yet eligible for vaccination (1). CoronaVirus Disease 19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET)| data were analyzed to describe COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among U.S. infants and children aged 0-4 years since March 2020. During the period of Omicron predominance (December 19, 2021-February 19, 2022), weekly COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates per 100,000 infants and children aged 0-4 years peaked at 14.5 (week ending January 8, 2022); this Omicron-predominant period peak was approximately five times that during the period of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) predominance (June 27-December 18, 2021, which peaked the week ending September 11, 2021).| During Omicron predominance, 63% of hospitalized infants and children had no underlying medical conditions; infants aged <6 months accounted for 44% of hospitalizations, although no differences were observed in indicators of severity by age. Strategies to prevent COVID-19 among infants and young children are important and include vaccination among currently eligible populations (2) such as pregnant women (3), family members, and caregivers of infants and young children (4).
Subjects:
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Child, Preschool COVID-19 Female Hospitalization Humans Infant Male Population Surveillance SARS-CoV-2
Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 71(11):429-436
Pubmed ID:
35298458
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC8942304
Document Type:
Journal Article
Name as Subject:
COVID-NET ; COVID-NET
COVID-NET ; COVID-NET Less -
Place as Subject:
U.S.
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:922f49eb07c90aff32b83653b36df657499cfd4ce70c1442dc479cd44b344b5c
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115845/cdc_115845_DS1.pdf
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