In New York State, the health situation is complicated as pediatric admissions worry. Just for New York City, “admissions have quadrupled” between the week of December 5 and that of December 19. The New York State Department of Health said services “watched closely” this trend.
The State further explains that during this same period, only one in four patients aged 12 to 17 was fully vaccinated.
For one in two cases, the patients concerned are less than five years old. A public that is not yet concerned by vaccination. To date, only individuals over the age of five can access it in the United States.
On December 24, New York State urged “parents to vaccinate their children as quickly as possible”. At the same date, only 16% of 5-11 year olds were completely immunized by vaccination according to the health authority.