Kids hospitalized with COVID-19 hits record high, data reveals
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There are some 1,900 children in the United States hospitalized with COVID-19, according to updated data logged Monday by the US Department of Health and Human Services — setting a new pandemic record for kids.
The spike is leading in states with notable outbreaks, including Texas, Florida, California, Ohio and Georgia — densely populated states where full vaccination rates are below 55%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which hopes to eventually see a minimum of 70% of the country inoculated. For now, kids under age 12 have not been permitted to receive any of the available COVID-19 vaccines.
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