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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 September 8, 2021.
American Academy of Pediatrics.
Children's Hospital Association.
Statistics
Technical Report
13 p.
Copyright
Published: September 8, 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 September 8, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded: a total of 12.4 million children under the age of 18 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, representing 59% of 16-17 year olds and 51% of 12-15 year olds; 9.7 million children under the age of 18 are fully vaccinated, representing 48% of 16-17 year olds and 39% 12-15 year olds; the number of children receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine this week was about 323,000; the number of children receiving their first dose declined for a fourth week; the number of weekly first-dose vaccinations remains far below the peak of 1.6 million the end of May when eligibility expanded to 12-15 year olds; and in 15 States, over 60% of children (age 12-17) have received at least 1 dose, and in 11 States, under 40% 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 12-17 vaccinated against COVID-19 by State of residence, and trends over a 3-week period. The webpage notes there are 72.8 million children under age 18 in the US, 22% of the population.
Keywords:
COVID-19; child health; data analysis; statistics; disaster response