CovidNET data is a few weeks out of date and not all parts of the country are experiencing the latest wave at the same time. AAP report based on states reportin

CovidNET data is a few weeks out of date and not all parts of the country are experiencing the latest wave at the same time. AAP report based on states reporting more current data shows we are setting records for hospitalized children in several states: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-01-04/u-s-hospitals-seeing-record-numbers-of-young-covid-patients https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-01-04/... A better criticism would be to investigate how they are defining “covid patient” because if 7% of a city has an active covid infection, you’d expect 7% of hospital patients there for other reasons to have it too. That said the trend is not great and this will only accelerate with school back in session and community transmission very high across the country. We’re setting new national records for hospitalized adult covid patients too, for what it’s worth. I don’t find comparisons to other causes of death of children compelling. Nor is death the only serious long term outcome to be concerned about with covid.