Fresh data shows that Pfizer's COVID vaccine is far less powerful at preventing infection among children ages 5 to 11 than teens, a finding that could leave some parents of younger children worried.
Mar 1, 2022
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The early COVID-19 pandemic brought overall declines in children's mental health–related emergency department visits, according to a study in Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice that analyzed electronic health records ...
Feb 24, 2022
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As a medical student looking for a research project, Nathan Lo, MD, Ph.D., stumbled across schistosomiasis, a parasitic worm disease that infects people in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and South America when they bathe or ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Just one demographic group in America currently cannot receive a vaccine against COVID-19: kids under 5 years old.
Feb 23, 2022
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Parents hoping to get their young children vaccinated for COVID-19 will have to wait at least another two months. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently postponed a decision on an emergency use authorization of the ...
Feb 21, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will postpone an advisory panel meeting that was slated for next week to weigh Pfizer's COVID vaccine for use in young children.
Feb 14, 2022
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Many of us have taken a rapid antigen test (RAT) or have administered them to our school-aged children.
Feb 10, 2022
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The FDA will consider authorizing two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under five on an emergency basis, with the possibility for a third.
Feb 10, 2022
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Parents may have become skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines after seeing breakthrough omicron infections over the winter, causing children's vaccination rates to stall or even pull back, according to data from researchers at Northeastern ...
Feb 9, 2022
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An international consortium with researchers from 13 countries has investigated the impact of COVID-19 related social isolation measures on 2,200 young infants and toddlers between eight and 36 months of age. Their findings ...
Feb 7, 2022
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