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...