12-02-2022 8:28am

CHILD COVID-19 CASES AND COVID VACCINATION RATE REPORTS

Anita Johnson-Brown Editor

The American Academy of Pediatrics and Children's Hospital Association continues to monitor the number of child COVID-19 cases reported every week.

During the week ending Nov. 24, about 29,400 child COVID-19 cases were reported, according to the Children and COVID-19: State Data Report. More than 15 million child COVID cases have been reported since the pandemic's onset. The report is updated here every Monday: Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report

VACCINATION RATES

The AAP suggests a COVID-19 vaccination for all children and adolescents 6 months of age and older who do not have contraindications using a vaccine authorized for use for their age. Drawing on data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the AAP reports that as of Nov. 23:

1.7 million U.S. children ages 6 months-4 years had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, representing 10% of children 6 months-4 years old.
In children ages 5-11, 11 million U.S. children ages 5-11 had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. About 9 million children ages 5-11 completed the 2-dose vaccination series or 31% of the total children in that age group.
A total of 17.7 million US children and adolescents ages 12- 17 received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine; Of those, 15.2 million children and adolescents completed the 2-dose vaccination series, representing 58% of 12- to 17-year-olds.

The weekly report is updated Mondays here: Children and COVID-19 Vaccination Trends (aap.org)

This news report was shared by the AAP and updated by Anita Johnson-Brown

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