COVID vaccines cut pediatric emergency visits, CDC finds

Becker’s Hospital Review – Thursday, December 11, 2025
By Ella Jeffries

COVID-19 vaccines sharply reduced children’s risk of emergency department and urgent care visits in the first six months after vaccination, according to a Dec. 11 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC analyzed data from more than 44,500 visits among children 9 months to 4 years old and more than 53,000 visits among children 5 to 17. Researchers found that the vaccines lowered the risk of requiring emergency or urgent care by 76% in children under 4, and 56% in those ages 5 to 17.

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