Children's hospitals see spike in COVID-19 cases in high-transmission areas

Children's hospitals see spike in COVID-19 cases in high-transmission Hospitals in areas of the country where coronavirus cases are rising are seeing an uptick in the number of children who are sick with the disease, according to a new report. Dominick Mastrangelo TheHill

The reported surge in coronavirus cases comes as federal health officials race to approve a vaccine for use in children.

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official said last month a COVID-19 vaccine could be approved under emergency use authorization for children under 12 years old as soon as early to midwinter.