Omicron Variant Causes Uptick , in Admissions at Children's Hospitals.
Officials say COVID-19 infections
among children are rising drastically
in the United States.
CNN reports that on average, pediatric hospitalizations are up 35% in
the United States in the last week.
Many expect infections to rise further
as the holiday season comes to an end.
I think we are
going to see
more numbers
now than we have
ever seen. , Dr. Stanley Spinner, chief medical officer at
Texas Children's Pediatrics & Urgent Care, via CNN.
According to CNN, health officials
are bracing for the worst.
Cases are continuing to rise between Christmas gatherings and we're going to continue to see more numbers this week from that. , Dr. Stanley Spinner, chief medical officer at
Texas Children's Pediatrics & Urgent Care, via CNN.
Pediatricians across the United States
say they expect January to be a
busy month for COVID-19 infections.
It's almost like you can
see the train coming
down the track and you're just hoping it doesn't
go off the rails. , Dr. Claudia Hoyen, director of pediatric infection control at
UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, via CNN.
When infected with Omicron, officials say children are mostly showing mild symptoms.
Though children aren't as sick as when infected by previous variants, officials say there are many
more symptomatic cases among kids with Omicron.
On the last wave,
we were impressed
by like 80 positives a day
and we've had almost
200 positives on some days. , Dr. Roberta DeBiasi, infectious diseases chief at
Children's National Hospital, via CNN.
On the last wave,
we were impressed
by like 80 positives a day
and we've had almost
200 positives on some days. , Dr. Roberta DeBiasi, infectious diseases chief at
Children's National Hospital, via CNN.
It's just very,
very contagious. , Dr. Roberta DeBiasi, infectious diseases chief at
Children's National Hospital, via CNN