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CNN CNN Newsroom Live December 31, 2021 05:04:00

shortages. and -- jetblue announcing they're canceling nearly 1,300 flights through the middle of january. testing lines are still stunningly long. the pressure only rising for hospitals across the country. ten states and washington, d.c. are seeing some of the highest hospitalization numbers of the pandemic. in georgia, six major health systems report collectively seeing a 100% to 200% increase of covid-19 hospitalizations. unvaccinated adults remain the most likely to be hospitalized, but pediatric hospital admissions for covid are now at a record high. >> the vast majority of the children who are being admitted are unvaccinated. there are small numbers who are vaccinated, but the vast majority are unvaccinated, and so, being unvaccinated increases your risk for hospitalization significantly. >> reporter: 12 to 15-year-olds could become eligible for a booster shot as soon as next week, if the fda signs off, according to a person familiar with the agency's plan. that's the same time many students will be heading back to the classroom.

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