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Young, unvaccinated people are being hospitalized with Covid-19 as delta variant spreads, officials warn
We are seeing patients in their 20s and 30s who are otherwise healthy who are coming because of worsening symptoms," a Kansas doctor said.
Young, unvaccinated people are showing up at hospitals with Covid-19 — in some cases being admitted to intensive care and put on ventilators — in disturbing numbers, health officials across the country have warned.
Vaccination rates among younger people are lower than among older Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The agency's data show that slightly fewer than half of people in the U.S. ages 18 to 24 and 25 to 39 are fully vaccinated. The number is even lower for children 12 to 18, who have been eligible to be vaccinated for months.
Officials urge younger people to roll up their sleeves and get the shots.
"Please be safe and if you are 12 or older — please protect yourself," read a tweet by Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Mississippi's health officer.
Seven children in Mississippi were hospitalized in intensive care with the coronavirus, Dobbs said. Two are on ventilators, he tweeted Tuesday.
In a Twitter post Monday, Dobbs said a "vast majority" of the hospitalizations and deaths are among people who were not vaccinated. According to NBC News' data, only 33.5 percent of the state's population is fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, the delta variant is spreading rapidly across the U.S.
Officials have warned that the delta variant is more contagious and potentially deadlier. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, has said the variant is the "greatest threat" to eliminating the coronavirus.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said the "worst is yet to come" with the delta variant. Gottlieb is a board member for Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company that is offering a two-dose vaccine.
"We are seeing patients in their 20s and 30s who are otherwise healthy who are coming because of worsening symptoms ... today, in the hospital, in the ICU, who are needing to have ventilator and high oxygen support," he said. "Again, because they're unvaccinated. It is completely preventable if you get vaccinated."
NBC News' data show that just over 42 percent of the population in Kansas is fully vaccinated. According to the Department of Health and Environment, the state averaged 371 new Covid-19 cases a day for the seven days that ended Monday. That was the highest number in more than four months, since the data showed an average of 4,040 new cases a day for the seven days that ended Feb. 26.
The delta variant and the number of unvaccinated young people have also been concerns for health officials in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Two weeks ago, "there were 89 patients admitted to ICU beds for Covid-related conditions across the St. Louis metro area," Dr. Faisal Khan, director of the county's Public Health Department, said on MSNBC. "Each of those individuals was unvaccinated, and they were from the relatively younger age group between 18 to 50."
"It wouldn't surprise me if we see more cases in children," he said.
Some Americans have been hesitant to be vaccinated for a number of reasons, from suspicions over how quickly the vaccines were produced to concerns that they could cause side effects or long-term health problems. The CDC has issued data that show the vaccines are safe and effective. Khan said on MSNBC that although some people are uncertain about getting the shots, he has seen a large number who change their mind after a family member or a close friend gets the shots and then continues "living life as close to normal as possible."
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