"There is a decoupling going on because there is so much vaccination that has occurred," o

 

"Cases are expected to rise at a faster rate than hospitalizations because not everyone who gets infected requires hospitalization," Adalja said. "There is a decoupling going on because there is so much vaccination that has occurred."

"The last time we reported this many COVID-19 hospitalizations was mid-October, as we came down from our fourth and then-worst COVID-19 surge," the Louisiana Department of Health stated in a news release. "Eighty percent of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 are not fully vaccinated."

"I think the important story to tell here is that severity is way down and the risk for significant severe disease seems to be lower," said Dr. David Rubin, a researcher at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia told the New York Times. "While we are definitely seeing more transmission among children, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, I think we have to be very careful to avoid sending the message that Omicron poses an unusual risk to kids."

Doctors are urging children who are eligible to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

"We need to get child vaccinations up," Mary T. Bassett, acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, told CBS. "We need to get them higher than they are, particularly in the 5- to 11-year-old age group."

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