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Coverage dated December 26, 2021 to December 27, 2021

Hospitalizations among children up 35% nationwide as omicron spreads

Headline from The Buffalo News

Omicron latest: Pediatricians share what's known about omicron's impact on children; undertakers, rabbis join effort to promote COVID shots; and more.

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  1. MedicalXpress

    New York sees increase in hospitalized children as Omicron hammers US (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    With Omicron cases on the rise, New York health officials have reported an increase in hospitalized children, as the White House promised Sunday to quickly resolve the United States' COVID-19 test shortage.

  2. The Buffalo News

    Hospitalizations among children up 35% nationwide as omicron spreads (opens The Buffalo News)

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    Omicron latest: Pediatricians share what's known about omicron's impact on children; undertakers, rabbis join effort to promote COVID shots; and more.

  3. Miami County Republic

    As Omicron Spreads, Child Hospitalizations Climb 30% in Past Week (opens Miami County Republic)

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    Miami County Republic's feed description

    TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Child hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped 30% this past week as the Omicron variant spread like wildfire throughout the United States.

  4. Sioux City Journal

    New Omicron variant fills up children's hospitals (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Healthcare workers put on PPE on the Covid-19 ICU floor of the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021.

  5. CNN

    New Omicron variant fills children's hospitals (opens CNN)

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    A five-fold increase in pediatric admissions in New York City this month. Close to double the numbers admitted in Washington, DC. And nationwide, on average, pediatric hospitalizations are up 35% in just the past week.

  6. CNN

    Analysis: Rising child hospitalizations loom large over US Covid-19 response (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    While kids rarely get seriously sick from Covid-19, variants have shown that they can and do feel the effects of the pandemic. And Omicron is fueling a surge in child hospitalizations in a way we haven't seen before.

  7. WMUR

    Child COVID hospitalizations are increasing as omicron continues to spread (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Nationwide, on average, pediatric hospitalizations are up 35% in just the past week.

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