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September 10, 2025EpidemiologiaOpen Access

A Series of Severe and Critical COVID-19 Cases in Hospitalized, Unvaccinated Children: Clinical Findings and Hospital Care

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VCVânia CostaUMUlísses Ramos MontarroyosKLKatiuscia Araújo de Miranda Lopes

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Overview

Case series highlights clinical outcomes and hospital care of unvaccinated children with COVID-19, suggesting urgent need for preventive measures.

Key Points

  • Severe COVID-19 cases in unvaccinated children reported, with 65% requiring intensive care management.
  • Among 80 hospitalized cases, 73.8% had pre-existing respiratory diseases, including severe asthma.
  • Case series study conducted in a public referral hospital in Brazil over March 2020 to June 2021.
  • These findings underscore the critical need for vaccination and enhanced pediatric care strategies.

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Costa et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c240deb210217d6479ca16https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia6030040
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