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Children and COVID-19 Vaccinations Trends: AAP Analysis of Data Posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of December 1, 2021.
American Academy of Pediatrics.
Children's Hospital Association.
Statistics
Technical Report
16 p.
Copyright
Published: December 1, 2021
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This report shares statistics on the COVID-19 vaccination of all children under the age of 18 in the United States. It reports that as of December 1, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded: 4.3 million children ages 5-11 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, representing 15% of children ages 5-11; a total of 15.1 million children ages 12-17 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, representing 60% of 12-17 year olds, and 12.7 million of these children are fully vaccinated, representing 51% of 12-17 year olds; the number of children ages 12-17 receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine this past week was approximately 98,000; and in 14 States, over two-thirds of children (age 12-17) have received at least 1 dose, and in 17 States, under 50% have received 1 dose. Data charts are provided and show the weekly increase in COVID-19 vaccine recipients under age 18 by age group, the proportion of U.S. children ages 5-11 and ages 12-17 vaccinated against COVID-19 by State of residence, and trends over a 3-week period. The webpage notes there were 72.8 million children under age 18 in the US in 2020, representing 22.2% of the population.
Keywords:
COVID-19; child health; data analysis; statistics; disaster response