COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations among U.S. children on rise

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WASHINGTON, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Both COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations among children in the United States are rising, according to U.S. multimedia broadcasting group KXLY.

Last week, 37,000 additional child COVID-19 cases were reported, up about 43 percent from two weeks ago, KXLY said on its website, citing a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.

"The increases in pediatric COVID cases are renewing calls for children to be vaccinated against COVID-19," it said.

"Although the COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized under emergency use for all children over the age of 5 for nearly six months, tens of millions of children remain completely unvaccinated," KXLY said.

Currently, just 43.1 percent of eligible children in the country have been fully vaccinated, it added. Enditem

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