Hospitalizations of Children and Adolescents with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, July 2021–January 2022

Authors: Kristin J. Marks, Michael Whitaker, Onika Anglin, Jennifer Milucky, Kadam Patel, Huong Pham, Shua J. Chai, Pam Daily Kirley, Isaac Armistead, Sarah McLafferty, James Meek, Kimberly Yousey‐Hindes, Evan J. Anderson, Kyle P. Openo, Andy Weigel, Justin Henderson, Val Tellez Nunez, Kathryn Como‐Sabetti, Ruth Lynfield, Susan L. Ropp, Chad Smelser, Grant Barney, Alison Muse, Nancy M. Bennett, Sophrena Bushey, Laurie M. Billing, Eli Shiltz, Nasreen Abdullah, Melissa Sutton, William Schaffner, H. Keipp Talbot, Ryan Chatelain, Andrea George, Christopher A. Taylor, Meredith McMorrow, Cria G. Perrine, Fiona P. Havers, COVID-NET Surveillance Team, COVID-NET Surveillance Team, Arthur Reingold, Nisha B. Alden, Breanna Kawasaki, Maria Correa, Carol A. Lyons, Emily Fawcett, Katelyn R. Ward, Kayla Bilski, Erica Bye, Emily Hancock, Murtada Khalifa, Adam Rowe, Nancy Spina, Virginia Cafferky, Kevin Popham, S. R. Hawkins, Tiffanie Markus, Keegan McCaffrey, Andrea Price - MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2022 cited by 200

During December 2021, the monthly hospitalization rate among unvaccinated adolescents aged 12-17 years (23.5) was six times that among fully vaccinated adolescents (3.8). Strategies to prevent COVID-19 among children and adolescents, including vaccination of eligible persons, are critical.*.