Pediatric Hospital Admission Rates Far Higher For RSV Than For Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Strain Or Influenza, Study Finds

MedPage Today (12/26, Kahn) reports, “A retrospective study revealed that hospital admission rates were far higher for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) than for the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 or influenza A/B in children presenting at Swedish emergency departments from August 2021 to September 2022.” According to researchers, “hospitalization rates were 81.7% for RSV, 31.5% for Omicron, and 27.7% for influenza.” The findings appeared in a JAMA Pediatrics research letter. Healio (12/22, Weldon) also covered the story.