An uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations among unvaccinated children is alarming some health professionals in Northeast Ohio.
The winter months and covid variants are upping the number of children with COVID-19 at an all-time high across the country. 3News' Lydia Esparra spoke with local health officials who say that it's the same here in Northeast Ohio.
"As with the delta variant, we are a little further behind with the omicron variant but not by much. But probably about a week," says Dr. Claudia Hoyen, a pediatrician and is the director of infection control with University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s.
A week can make a difference with ICUs already loaded with kids.
READ MORE: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/omicron-variant-covid-19-may-impact-kids-more/95-699ee019-c712-439d-a44c-9dd7286fd066
The winter months and covid variants are upping the number of children with COVID-19 at an all-time high across the country. 3News' Lydia Esparra spoke with local health officials who say that it's the same here in Northeast Ohio.
"As with the delta variant, we are a little further behind with the omicron variant but not by much. But probably about a week," says Dr. Claudia Hoyen, a pediatrician and is the director of infection control with University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s.
A week can make a difference with ICUs already loaded with kids.
READ MORE: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/omicron-variant-covid-19-may-impact-kids-more/95-699ee019-c712-439d-a44c-9dd7286fd066
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