Hospitalizations of Children and Adolescents with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, July 2021–January 2022

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277 US Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTABLE 2. (Continued) Demographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes among fully vaccinated* and unvaccinated adolescents aged 12-17 years with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-associated hospitalizations, † by date of admission -COVID-NET, 14 states, § July 1-December 31, 2021 Abbreviations: COVID-NET = Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network; ICU = intensive care unit.* Fully vaccinated adolescents with COVID-19-associated hospitalizations were defined as those who had received the final dose in their primary series ≥14 days before receiving a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result associated with their hospitalization.Adolescents who received only 1 vaccine dose ≥14 days before the SARS-CoV-2 test date or had received a single dose of vaccine <14 days before the positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were considered partially vaccinated; they were not included in rates and were grouped with unvaccinated adolescents in other analyses.COVID-NET sites, through agreements with state health departments and other partners, collect COVID-19 vaccination information on COVID-19-associated hospitalizations through state-based vaccine registries.When possible, sites collect COVID-19 vaccination status on all persons with COVID-19 cases who are hospitalized, including the number of vaccine doses received, the vaccine product, and dates of vaccination administration.† Data are from a weighted sample of hospitalized children and adolescents with completed medical record abstractions.Sample sizes presented are unweighted with weighted percentages.§ Includes persons admitted to a hospital with an admission date during July 1-December 31, 2021.Maryland contributed data through November 26, 2021.