As Omicron spreads rapidly in the USA, the rate of hospitalization of children increases
While the mutated variant of the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) Omikron spreads rapidly in the USA, thousands of children who have the disease are being treated in hospitals. This raises new concerns about what will happen to the large numbers of U.S. Americans under 18 who are not vaccinated in the new wave.
According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) December 21-27 (December 27), the rate of hospitalization for children across the country rose more than 58 percent last week, to 334.
Less than 25 percent of the 74 million citizens under the age of 18 are vaccinated, the CDC said.
Experts have warned that cases of Omicron will rise faster in the country as schools reopen next week after the Christmas holidays.
Doctors say it’s too early to know if Omicron will cause more severe symptoms in children compared to other variants, but they say it’s highly contagious is a major factor in increasing hospitalizations.
Doctors in the country added that the most severe symptoms they observed in children treated in hospitals this month were difficulty breathing, fever and dehydration.
