CDC Report Highlights Concerns Over Covid-19 Hospitalizations in Older Adults and Lack of Vaccination

Older adults continue to make up the majority of Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US, accounting for about 63% of hospitalizations, 61% of ICU admissions, and 88% of in-hospital deaths associated with Covid-19. Most hospitalized older adults had underlying health conditions, and only 23.5% had received the recommended vaccine at the time. Concerns are growing over the lack of vaccination among older adults, especially as hospitalization rates among this age group have more than doubled in the summer. Local health officials are urging older adults to get vaccinated against Covid-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, or death.