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Rise in adolescent Covid hospitalizations is reflection of new variants, Gottlieb says – CNBC
Dr. Scott Gottlieb pointed to the Covid-19 variants as a potential cause behind an increase in adolescents being hospitalized with the virus.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb pointed on Friday to the highly transmissible Covid-19 variants as a potential cause behind an increase in adolescents being hospitalized with the virus in March and April.
“It’s concerning, the trends on hospitalizations” among teenagers, said Gottlieb, the former Food and Drug Administration chief during the Trump administration. “I think it’s a reflection of the new, more contagious variants.”
“We are seeing that these variants are more contagious across all age groups, so…
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