New York City has seen a 4-fold rise in pediatric hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the two-week period between Dec. 5 to Dec. 19, with half the admissions being children under 5 years of age, according to a Dec. 24 statement released by the New York State Department of Health.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul co-issued the statement with Acting Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett to local healthcare providers, recommending “COVID-19 vaccination for children age 5 and up and boosters for those eligible.”
