Forbes April 25, 2024
A new California-based study including the data of 3.9 million pediatric Covid-19 cases found that thanks to the state’s Covid-19 immunization program, there was a reduction of 26.3% in the number of cases among children aged 6 months to 15 years.
More specifically, the researchers estimated that there was a 37.1% reduction in Covid-19 cases among adolescents aged 12 to 15 years and a 23.7% reduction among children aged 5 to 11 years. Whereas Covid-19 vaccinations were associated with 24.4% fewer hospitalizations among children aged 6 months to 4.9 years.
“Despite low vaccination coverage, pediatric COVID-19 immunization in California averted 376,085 reported cases and 273 hospitalizations among children aged 6 months to 15 years over approximately 4 to 7 months...
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