Hospitalization of Infants and Children Aged 0–4 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022
Kristin J. Marks, Michael Whitaker, Nickolas T. Agathis, Onika Anglin, Jennifer Milucky, Kadam Patel, Huong Pham, Pam Daily Kirley, Breanna Kawasaki, James Meek, Evan J. Anderson, Andy Weigel, Sue Kim, Ruth Lynfield, Susan L. Ropp, Nancy Spina, Nancy M. Bennett, Eli Shiltz, Melissa Sutton, H. Keipp Talbot, Andrea Price, Christopher A. Taylor, Fiona P. Havers, COVID-NET Surveillance Team, COVID-NET Surveillance Team, Jeremy Roland, Jordan Surgnier, Carol A. Lyons, Kyle P. Openo, Kenzie Teno, Alexander Kohrman, Erica Bye, Cory Cline, Alison Muse, Virginia Cafferky, Laurie M. Billing, Nasreen Abdullah, William Schaffner, Keegan McCaffrey
Abstract
During Omicron predominance, 63% of hospitalized infants and children had no underlying medical conditions; infants aged <6 months accounted for 44% of hospitalizations, although no differences were observed in indicators of severity by age. Strategies to prevent COVID-19 among infants and young children are important and include vaccination among currently eligible populations (2) such as pregnant women (3), family members, and caregivers of infants and young children (4).