Ask the Pediatrician: Can families with unvaccinated children gather safely for the holidays this year?
Q: My children are too young to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Is it safe to get together with our extended family for Christmas?
Dec 13, 2021
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Q: My children are too young to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Is it safe to get together with our extended family for Christmas?
Dec 13, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The United States announced Monday that it will pour $400 million into a new program that should help other countries speed vaccines to their citizens.
Dec 7, 2021
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A new curveball has been thrown into the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic: the variant named "omicron."
Nov 29, 2021
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An interdisciplinary panel of infectious disease clinicians and public health experts led by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have ...
Nov 16, 2021
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It's a milestone that by all accounts didn't have to happen this soon.
Oct 3, 2021
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The key scientific advisory council of the Food and Drug Administration has voted to deny use of a "booster" shot of Pfizer's mRNA vaccine to the general public—a move that will likely disappoint some public health experts ...
Sep 20, 2021
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A new study in Frontiers in Public Health presents a review of expert opinions on the achievements and shortcomings of the European Union's (EU) COVID-19 response. The aim: to draw lessons for future pandemics.
Aug 20, 2021
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(HealthDay)—More than 175 public health experts, scientists and activists on Tuesday called for President Joe Biden to do more to help fight the global spread of the coronavirus, warning that newer, more dangerous variants ...
Aug 11, 2021
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As the delta variant fuels an increase of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., some of President Joe Biden's critics blame the surge on his border policies, which allow some migrants to enter the country to apply for asylum.
Aug 10, 2021
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Public health experts have long argued that when it comes to preventing obesity, we need to stop blaming individuals.
Jun 16, 2021
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