Cohort Study: Incidence rates and clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection with the Omicron and Delta variants in children younger than 5 years in the US.

Incidence Rates and Clinical Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection With the Omicron and Delta Variants in Children Younger Than 5 Years in the US – JAMA Pediatrics

Commentary: Omicron ‘less severe’ than Delta for children ages 4 and younger, study suggests – Case Western Reserve University

Commentary on Twitter

In this cohort study, the incidence rate of #SARSCoV2 infection with Omicron variant was 6 to 8 times that of Delta variant in children younger than 5 years, but severe clinical outcomes were less frequent than with Delta variant. https://t.co/UKiMEznXtX

— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) April 1, 2022