Among a study cohort of 20,714 pediatric COVID-19 patients in the U.S., 11.7 percent were hospitalized, according to research published April 9 in Jama Network Open.
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Of 26 states reporting lineage information to the CDC, Tennessee currently has the highest proportion of B.1.1.7 coronavirus cases, a lineage initially identified in the U.K.
The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant, first identified in the U.K., is currently the most common lineage in the U.S., according to data from the CDC.
Across each region of the U.S., Hispanic or Latino patients represented the highest cumulative proportion of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to the CDC.
The U.S. transplant landscape has dramatically changed since surgeons at Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital performed the nation's first known lung transplant on a COVID-19 patient in June 2020. Now, transplants involving COVID-19 patients are becoming increasingly common nationwide, with nearly…
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As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Michigan, vaccinators have another challenge to surmount: the CDC and FDA's advised hold on the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine.
The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant, which first emerged in the U.K. and is now the dominant strain in the U.S., is more contagious, though not tied to higher death rates or worse outcomes, compared to older strains, according to a study…
More than half of new U.S. COVID-19 cases are among people ages 18 to 49, with younger people who haven't been vaccinated increasingly accounting for more infections, according to CDC data and The Wall Street Journal.
More women than men are getting COVID-19 vaccines, according to a data analysis by Kaiser Health News.
All states reported minimal flu activity for the 10th consecutive week, according to the CDC's FluView report for the week ending April 3.