COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among children less than 12 years of age in the United States.
Manuela di FuscoShailja VaghelaMary M MoranJay LinJessica E AtwellDeepa MalhotraThomas Scassellati SforzoliniAlejandro CaneJennifer L NguyenLeah J McGrathPublished in: Journal of medical economics (2022)
These findings underscore that children aged 0-11 years can experience severe COVID-19 illness requiring hospitalization and substantial hospital resource use, further supporting recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination.