CDC: COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths among seniors 3 times higher than other groups
In New York, more people over the age of 70 are hospitalized with the virus compared to the spring and summer peaks of 2021.
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Dec 13, 2022, 10:27 AM
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10h agoCOVID-19
hospitalizations and deaths among seniors are three times higher than any other
age group, according to new data from the CDC.
In New York, more people over the age of 70 are
hospitalized with the virus compared to the spring and summer peaks of 2021.
Infectious disease experts tell News 12 that's because of
the low booster rates.
"These sub variants are so much more contagious. And
although they're not nearly as variant as the Omicron and Delta waves - meaning
they don't cause as much death, in each viral infection there are so many of
them and so many vulnerable people that have not been boosted that that's what
we are seeing," says Bruce Farber, Northwell Infectious Disease Chief.
Doctors say it's not too late to get a COVID-19 booster
before the holidays since it takes 10 days for shots to become effective.
