COVID-19 hospitalization surge among U.S. children spurs new Omicron concerns

Doctors say it is too early to determine whether Omicron causes more severe illness in children than other variants of the coronavirus, but that its extremely high transmissibility is one key factor that is driving up hospitalizations.

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