Top 5 Takeaways Surge in Pediatric COVID-19 Cases: During the 2021–22 school year, New York reported a total of 702,686 COVID-19 cases among children aged 5–17, with a significant increase
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Top 5 Takeaways Significant Reporting Disparity: During the study period, 10.7 million self-test results were reported compared to 361.9 million laboratory-based and point-of-care test results, highlighting a vast underreporting of
Top 5 Takeaways Strategic Public Health Recommendations: Emphasis on vaccination and therapeutics to prevent severe illness, complemented by nonpharmaceutical interventions for exposure risk reduction and focus on high-risk individuals. Vaccination
Top 5 Takeaways Higher Incidence and Mortality in Public Transportation: Public transportation industries in California had 1.5 times the cumulative COVID-19 outbreak incidence and mortality rates compared to all industries,
Top 5 Takeaways Similar Adverse Reaction Frequencies: Children aged 5–11 years reported local and systemic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster dose with similar frequency as after the second
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Increase in Hospitalizations Among Older Adults: During the Omicron BA.2 variant predominance, hospitalization rates among adults aged ≥65 years showed a threefold increase, highlighting the heightened
Top 5 Takeaways Variability in Long COVID Prevalence: The age- and sex-standardized prevalence of Long COVID among adults varies significantly across U.S. states and territories, ranging from 1.9% in the
Top 5 Takeaways Booster Dose Uptake: Approximately half of the eligible population aged ≥5 years (106.3 million out of 214.4 million) received a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. Second Booster Dose:
Top 5 Takeaways Widespread Vaccine Safety in Young Children: Among children aged 6 months–5 years, COVID-19 mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) have shown a safety profile with primarily mild to
Top 5 Takeaways Decline in Vaccination Intent and Confidence Over 3 Months: Parental intent to vaccinate children under 5 against COVID-19 and confidence in vaccine safety and effectiveness decreased within