COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado is experiencing a “rapid rise” in pediatric COVID-19 case rates, a top state health official said Tuesday, with infections for younger children hitting their highest rates of the pandemic thus far.
The highest case rate in the state is among 6- to 11-year-olds, who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated, according to Rachel Herlihy, the state’s epidemiologist. While they’re eligible for vaccination, 12- to 17-year-olds have Colorado’s the second-highest case rate.
Though there’s been a slight increase in pediatric…
