Prevalence of risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease: implications for children and youth with special health care needs

Prevalence of risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease: implications for children and youth with special health care needs

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Berry, Jay G., author
Rodean, Jonathan, author
Desmarais, Anna, author
Teves, Alyssa, author
Yang, Troy, author
Ferrari, Lynne, author
Contributor(s):
Boston Children's Hospital, issuing body.
CYSHCNET, issuing body.
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, issuing body.
Publication:
[Palo Alto, California] : Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, April 2021
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
COVID-19 -- epidemiology
Children with Disabilities
Risk Factors
Adolescent
Child
Prevalence
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
March 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of the outbreak of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S. To date, there have been over 29 million COVID-19 cases, 1.8 million hospitalizations, and 527,000 deaths confirmed in the U.S. Adults have experienced the majority of the COVID-19 illness burden; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been substantially less prevalent in children and youth. Nevertheless, many children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) are at risk for severe COVID-19 illness. Herein, we report on the at-risk health conditions in these children, including how the conditions are being used to prioritize vaccine distribution, how to identify the conditions using health care claims, and how estimating the prevalence of these conditions can help ensure that children and youth receive the care they need during the pandemic.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (11 pages))
NLM Unique ID:
9918402388306676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918402388306676