Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge among children

It's a tough time to be a parent. And it has been for nearly two years. Schools are threatening to close again (or already have) due to high COVID-19 volume. And pediatric case rates and hospitalizations are soaring—particularly ...

Vaccination

Parents increasingly cite safety concerns in HPV vaccine refusal

(HealthDay)—Between 2015 and 2018, there was a 79.9 percent increase in the proportion of parents who refused the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their adolescents owing to safety concerns, according to a study published ...

Vaccination

Why parents are hesitant about vaccinating their kids

Why do parents, especially mothers, continue to have misgivings about the COVID-19 vaccine for their children, even as youngsters made up 15 percent of all new infections as of early August?

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