On Oct. 4, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published data that showed older adults continue to be hospitalized for COVID-19 at a much higher rate than other age groups.

The data analyzed by the COVID-Net Surveillance team showed that adults ages 65 and older accounted for 70% of all adult COVID-associated hospitalizations, and hospitalization rates were highest among those ages 75 and older, with nearly one COVID-associated hospitalization for every 100 persons.

Another significant finding from the report was that among a sample of 1,320 adults hospitalized for COVID-19, 88.1% had not received the 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccine and 57.7% had not received the 2022-23 vaccine. The data was published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).