New data from Cook Children's Medical Center show the number of children hospitalized for COVID-19 more than tripled in just one week.
New data from Cook Children's Medical Center shows the number of children hospitalized for COVID-19 more than tripled in just one week.New data from Cook Children's Medical Center shows the number of children hospitalized for COVID-19 more than tripled in just one week.
One week ago, they had eight children hospitalized with COVID-19, but as of Wednesday, they now have 29. "I don't think anyone knows today if Omicron is a milder infection than Delta or not, that science has not been settled," she added. As the omicron variant continues its rapid spread, the CDC shortened the isolation and quarantine time for people with COVID-19 or exposed to someone who tested positive this week."It would be nice to know, those of us in medicine would have liked to see some references so we could see which data they used to make these guidelines," Dr. Christina Johns said.
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