A record number of kids are being hospitalized with COVID-19

Published January 10, 2022 at 1:11 PM EST

In this photo illustration, A teenager takes a home test on May 13, 2021 in Knutsford, England. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

As omicron continues to surge, record number of children are being hospitalized with COVID-19. We get the latest from Dr. Kristin Moffitt, an infectious disease physician at Boston Children’s Hospital.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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