A new study from the CDC finds that while the shots did not protect as well from infection with the omicron variant, they continued to keep most kids out of the hospital.
than earlier versions of the coronavirus — and vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-olds began just weeks before omicron began circulating.
“If you’re vaccinated, you may get a mild infection and we’re just going to have to learn to live with that,” said Dr. Paul Offit of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The CDC reported Tuesday that between April and early January there were nine deaths related to Covid-19 among vaccinated children ages 5 to 17 — compared to 121 deaths among unvaccinated children that age.
In comparison, the vaccine was 92 percent to 94 percent effective against hospitalization in 12- to 15-year-olds and 16- to 17-year-olds. Most of the hospitalizations in the adolescents occurred when the earlier delta variant was dominant, while most of the hospitalizations of those younger than 12 occurred during the omicron wave, which started in early December.
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