New York health officials report an increase in child hospital admissions. About half of the patients are younger than five years.
In the city of New York, “a four-fold increase in Covid-19 hospital admissions for children under the age of 18 has been noted since the beginning of the month,” the authorities said in a statement. About half of the patients are younger than five years.
Bad test infrastructure
In the United States, unlike all other age groups, under five year olds are not allowed to be vaccinated. Recently, the corona numbers rose rapidly in the United States: According to the Johns Hopkins University, there were almost 197,000 new infections per day – an increase of 65 percent in the last 14 days.
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Compared to Austria, the test infrastructure in the USA is barely developed, as hospitals have to contend with staff shortages due to burnout and early retirement. The top pandemic advisor to the US government, Anthony Fauci, admitted a “test problem” on Sunday. Starting January, 500 million free rapid home tests will be mailed to Americans.
Vaccination compulsory from January
The US government continues to focus primarily on the vaccination campaign. Nevertheless, only about 62 percent of the total population are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. From January 4, 2022, companies with more than 100 employees will be obliged to vaccinate the entire workforce completely or to test it weekly at their own expense.
