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Omicron Not Severe Among Young Children, Says CDC Despite Rise in Hospitalizations

Bharat Times | 08/01/2022 08:48 AM | Click to read full article

The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Friday said that it has not noticed any signs which may indicate that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is more severe in young children.

The CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky while addressing a press conference said that there is no signal of increased severity of the disease for children below the age group of 5 years.

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