This report has been corrected. The definition of pediatric obesity was incorrectly stated in the text of the report and in the Table footnote; however, the analysis was correct and used the CDC definition of pediatric obesity for children aged ≥2 years (body mass index [kg/m2] ≥95th percentile for age and sex based on CDC growth charts).

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IMPORTANCE Racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by COVID-19.OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether rates of severe COVID-19, defined as hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, or in-hospital death, are higher among racial and ethnic minority groups compared with non-Hispanic White persons. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSThis cross-sectional study included 99 counties within 14 US states participating in the COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network.

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We challenge the notion that influenza B is milder than influenza A by finding similar clinical characteristics between hospitalized adult influenza-cases. Among patients treated with oseltamivir, length of stay and mortality did not differ by type of virus infection.