More than 90% of kids have had at least one bout with COVID, CDC says
The agency's "seroprevalence" estimate of how many kids have antibodies from a prior infection was recently updated through October.
Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He covers the Biden administration's public health agencies, including the federal response to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19. Previously, he was a campaign reporter for CBS News based out of Las Vegas, where he was raised. He covered presidential, Senate and House candidates for the 2020 election cycle in Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico. He has also worked in Washington for "Face the Nation" and in New York for the "CBS Evening News." Tin graduated from Columbia University in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in political science.
The agency's "seroprevalence" estimate of how many kids have antibodies from a prior infection was recently updated through October.
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