Compared with last week, the number of counties, districts, or territories in the high level decreased by 0.4%, in the medium level decreased by 3.4%, and in the low level increased by 3.8%. Please visit CDC’s COVID Data Tracker for COVID-19 data, CDC’s Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RESP-NET) for data on respiratory virus-associated hospitalizations, and CDC’s National Emergency Department Visits for COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus dashboard for data on emergency department patient visits with diagnosed COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.Īs of March 16, 2023, there are 49 (1.5%) counties, districts, or territories with a high COVID-19 Community Level, 310 (9.6%) with a medium Community Level, and 2,861 (88.7%) with a low Community Level. Note to Readers: COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review will publish its final issues on March 31, April 14, and May 12. So put “make a pediatrician appointment” on top of your spring to-do list.
Your pediatrician can explain guidance and help make sure that your child is up to date with all vaccines. Regular checkups with a pediatrician provide the opportunity to prevent, screen for, and manage chronic conditions, and to get routine vaccinations for your kids, including COVID-19 vaccines. The new guidance will make it easier to figure out if your kids are up to date or when they should get their next shot.
Children of different ages in the same family might not have the same COVID-19 vaccine schedules. The pediatric vaccines and boosters were introduced by age group, and there are slightly different recommendations by manufacturer and for children who are immunocompromised. Recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines for kids can be confusing. In addition, CDC’s 2023 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule now includes COVID-19 primary vaccine series and links to the latest guidance on booster dose vaccination in all populations. population has some form of immunity, either through vaccination or previous infection. As we mark three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, cases, deaths, and hospitalizations have all been decreasing steadily.
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