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Expanded COVID-19 Booster and Third Shot Guidance
… variants of COVID-19, like omicron,” said J. Nathan Hagstrom, MD , Chief of Pediatrics at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital. “Data suggest that levels of protection from the initial series can decrease with time. Offering the Pfizer booster … to be hospitalized. “Last week, the highest number of children from our network tested positive for COVID-19: more than 1,300 children. This is more than twice what we saw the first week of December,” said Hagstrom. “And at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, hospitalizations for children with COVID also have doubled since November. Vaccinations, booster shots and third …