Hospitalization of Infants and Children Aged 0–4 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  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
• 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:
  Child, Preschool COVID-19 Female Hospitalization Humans Infant Male Population Surveillance SARS-CoV-2
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 71(11):429-436
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/MMWRmm7111e2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  35298458
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8942304
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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