New CDC data shows COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduced emergency room and urgent care visits for children — countering claims that the shots offer little benefit for younger age groups.
According to a new report published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, COVID vaccines lowered the risk of ER visits by 76% in children under 4 and 56% in kids ages 5 to 17 during the first six months after vaccination. The analysis reviewed more than 97,000 pediatric ER and urgent care visits across nine states using data from the CDC’s VISION Network.
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Elizabeth Choma is a pediatric nurse practitioner and clinical assistant professor at the GW School of Nursing.
Jennifer Walsh is a clinical assistant professor in the GW School of Nursing and primarily teaches pediatrics and health assessment.
Emily Smith, is an associate professor of global health and an expert in infectious diseases and epidemiology, at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Asefeh Faraz Covelli is an associate professor in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the GW School of Nursing.
David Diemert is the clinical director of the GW vaccine research unit and professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He was also the principal investigator for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial at GW.
Jose Lucar is an associate professor of infectious diseases at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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