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Data: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Chart: Michelle McGhee/Axios

Older adults' share of coronavirus hospitalizations is shrinking, per the CDC's COVID-NET, a surveillance network representing about 10% of the U.S. population. 

Why it matters: Americans 65 and older are significantly more likely to be vaccinated than younger Americans. Their shrinking share of hospitalizations is yet another suggestion that the vaccination effort is working.

Older Americans are also at higher risk of dying from the virus, making it extra important to keep them out of the hospital in the first place.

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CDC data shows COVID-19 hospitalizations for older adults are declining

The drop is yet another suggestion that the vaccination effort is working.

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Older adults&#x27; share of coronavirus hospitalizations is shrinking, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per the CDC&#x27;s COVID-NET" data-vars-click-url="https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/COVIDNet/COVID19_5.html" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/COVIDNet/COVID19_5.html" target="_blank">per the CDC&#x27;s COVID-NET</a>, a surveillance network representing about 10% of the U.S. population. Why it matters: Americans 65 and older are significantly more likely to be vaccinated than younger Americans. Their shrinking share of hospitalizations is yet another suggestion that the vaccination effort is working.

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