July 29, 2021
Children's Hospital in Little Rock says it admitted 24 children with COVID-19 Wednesday, including seven in the ICU and four on ventilators.
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Younger, unvaccinated Americans may be more at risk now than ever. In Arkansas, Children’s Hospital reports 24 kids were hospitalized on Wednesday alone. Seven are in the ICU. About half were eligible for the vaccine, including all four on ventilators.
"We need to create a bubble around those kids that are under age 12, so that we can protect them. So if you know all the teachers and the kids, older than 12 can get vaccinated, the younger kids will be protected," said Heather Mercer, who is the Executive Director of Immunize Arkansas.