COVID-19: Omicron Hospitalized Children At A Higher Rate, CDC Says

Astudy released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 led to an increased rate of hospitalization in children below the age of 4, which was five times higher than the spread of the Delta variant, according to WebMD. 

“COVID-19 can cause severe illness in infants and children,” the CDC said, adding that “COVID-19–associated hospitalization rates increased rapidly among infants and children aged 0–4 years, a group not yet eligible for vaccination.”

According to the data, the highest rates of hospitalization were seen in infants under 6 months. During the Omicron variant's...