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Rapid rise in paediatric COVID-19 hospitalisations during the early stages of the Omicron wave, Tshwane District, South Africa

2021-12-21

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<h4>Background</h4> South Africa reported a notable increase in COVID-19 cases from mid-November 2021 onwards, starting in Tshwane District, linked to rapid community spread of the Omicron variant. This coincided with a rapid rise in paediatric COVID-19-associated hospitalisations. <h4>Methods</h4> We synthesized data from five sources to describe the impact of Omicron on clinical manifestations and outcomes of ho...

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Literature Corpus work: 3bbcd207-8da7-5e1b-a738-832aff616dd6
DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.21.21268108

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