indication at this point that the virus has become more severe for young children, but what we are understanding from the medical experts is that given the amount of virus that s out there right now, given this spike in cases, as you see the case count climb, hospitalizations naturally climb. children become a part of that. children remain far less likely to become severely ill than adults. but there are cases of it. when we see a surge, you see more kids going to the hospital. we re hearing from children s hospitals all over the country that they re bracing for this to become worse and that s because of the high transmissibility of the omicron variant. that coupled with the fact that people have been traveling and doing holiday get-togethers last weekend and next weekend. so really these doctors and hospitals are preparing for the possibility that they will see cases continuing to spread among younger people. what can you do about it? how can you protect your child? we re hearing very