NEW—hospital admissions *by age* in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿—children 5 years old & under is surging, kids 6-17 also elevated. Pediatric hospitalization curves are outpacing adults. Is it schools or new variant? but kids 0-5 are typically not in formal schools. See other data

📍Worrisome new data—new B117 variant is not only more infectious, it’s potentially more infectious in children 0-9 (+24%) and 10-19 (+14%), and less among 60-79, compared to common strains. More sobering—the R estimate is much higher.