The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “has not yet seen” a signal that the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus is causing more severe symptoms in young children, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the agency’s director.
During a Jan. 7 call with reporters, Walensky was asked about the rising number of children under the age of 5 hospitalized amid the spread of the Omicron variant. According to the latest figures released by the CDC, the rate of hospitalizations for children in that age group increased from 2.6 to 4.3 per 100,000 people in the week between Dec. 25 and Jan. 2.
