Child Hospitalization Rates Hit Record Highs As Omicron Variant Becomes Prevalent
COVID-19 hospitalization rates among children are soaring in the United States, with an average of 4.3 children under 5 per 100,000 hospitalized with an infection as of the week ending January 1, up from 2.6 children the previous week, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.