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The objective of this study was to analyze sociodemographic background, presentation, and clinical outcomes among hospitalized Brazilian individuals under 20\u2009years with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, analyzing risk factors for severity and death according to age group. Consisted of a population-based cross-sectional study using secondary data from children and adolescents (&amp;lt;20\u2009years) hospitalized with COVID-19 in Brazil (March 2020\u2013December 2023). Data from Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System (SIVEP-Gripe) included sociodemographic, clinical, and vaccination information. Cox proportional hazards models assessed intensive care unit (ICU) admission, invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), and fatality by age group; 30-day survival was estimated using Kaplan\u2013Meier analysis. 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