CDC’s Dr. Rochelle Walensky: more young children are hospitalized with COVID than ever before Share In a CDC briefing Friday, Dr. Rochelle Walensky that children under the age of five are hospitalized with COVID at a rate of 4.3 per. 100,000 people, the highest number ever recorded. Share Editorial staff Latest News Give a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.