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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 November 17, 2021.
American Academy of Pediatrics.
Children's Hospital Association.
Statistics
Technical Report
13 p.
Copyright
Published: November 17, 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 November 17, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded: a total of 14.9 million children ages 12-17 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, representing 60% of 12-17 year olds; 12.5 million of these children are fully vaccinated, representing 50% of 12-17 year olds; the number of children ages 12-17 receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine this past week was approximately 148,000, a substantial drop since August 11th when 660,000 children received their initial dose; the number of weekly first-dose vaccinations remains far below the peak of 1.68 million the end of May when eligibility expanded to 12-15 year olds; and in 13 States, over two-thirds of children (age 12-17) have received at least 1 dose, and in 18 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 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