Vaccination rates vary at New York City's public schools: 295 campuses have a quarter or less of their students fully vaccinated while roughly 140 schools — mostly serving older students — have vaccinated more than three-quarters of eligible children.
COVID cases in New York City are way down from their omicron peak, with an average of 610 new confirmed infections per day over the last week, statistics showed. That’s still three times higher than past lulls, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said thatAll of New York City currentlyOverall, 52% of eligible public school students are fully inoculated against COVID, according to the DOE data.
Some schools are way behind: 295 campuses have a quarter or less of their student bodies fully vaccinated. Others are well ahead of the curve: about 140 schools, mostly serving older students, have vaccinated more than three-quarters of eligible children.On average, middle and high schools have higher vaccination rates than elementary schools. That makes sense given 12- to 17-year-old children became eligible for COVID vaccines in spring 2021. About two-thirds of public high school students are fully vaccinated, compared to 37% of those attending K-5 schools.
COVID hospitalizations and deaths are uncommon among children, but patients in this age group are at risk of a rare, serious complication called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children .
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