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# 75% of US children have now had COVID, up from 44% due to omicron
- URL: https://werd.io/75-25-of-us-children-have-now-had-covid-up-from/
- Published: 2022-04-27T08:47:34.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-27T08:47:34.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“About a third of all children in the country were newly infected during the omicron wave. Together, the data showcase just how poorly the country has done at shielding children—including those not yet eligible for vaccination—from the pandemic virus.”

\[[Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/us-failed-miserably-at-protecting-children-from-omicron-cdc-study-finds/)\]