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Covid: Unvaccinated kids bore brunt of Omicron wave, CDC report says

WASHINGTON: Almost 90% of US children hospitalized for Covid during the Omicron wave this winter were unvaccinated, according to a government study.

Omicron caused a record-breaking number of pediatric hospitalizations from December to February, and national data on hundreds of kids aged 5 to 11 highlight the importance of vaccinating them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in the report.

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