CDC Seeing Increase In Adolescents Hospitalized With COVID-19

Dallas TX

09 June, 2021

2:49 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth June 9, 2021 Health experts are urging families to vaccinate their teenagers after a new report from the CDC showed an increase in the number of adolescents hospitalized for COVID-19 in March and April. Nearly one-third of the 12 to 17-year-olds required ICU admission. "Adolescents get infected," said Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Children's Health and a professor at UT Southwestern. "Adolescents get sick. 30 percent of the adolescents that were hospitalized had no underlying risk factors." CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.