CDC Says Pneumonia Rates in US Are Typical Despite Reported Surges

Published on December 3, 2023

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that pneumonia cases in the United States appear to be consistent with previous years among children, coming in the midst of a surge of reported cases in China. “As of today, we are not seeing anything that is atypical in terms of pneumonia-related emergency department visits,” CDC Director Mandy Cohen told reporters on Dec. 1. The federal agency said on Dec. 1 that pneumonia “rates are roughly in line with previous years for patients aged 0–1 years and 2–4 years nationally.” For children aged 5 to 17, the “percent of emergency department visits diagnosed with pneumonia among patients” is “similar to pre-pandemic years, and it remains lower than that seen among younger children,” it said....

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