January 20, 2021
(Bloomberg) – In the U.S., more than 14 million Covid-19 shots have been given since mid-December, mainly to health workers, the elderly and those at high risk. To defeat the pandemic and fully revive the economy, children will also have … Read More
January 14, 2021
(Science) – Influenza forecasters are a cautious bunch. Flu cases can spike in late winter after months of low infection rates, making experts reluctant to predict a mild season too soon. But many are ready to declare that COVID-19 control … Read More
January 11, 2021
(Medscape) – All participants completed in-person school or child care attendance less than 14 days before testing positive for the virus, including 62% of patients testing positive and 68% of those testing negative. The authors noted that school attendance itself … Read More
January 8, 2021
(Medscape) – Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine development has progressed rapidly in recent years, and there is hope that an efficacious vaccine soon may be approved. Louis Bont, MD, PhD, provided an overview of the most recent developments in the … Read More
January 4, 2021
(UPI) – America’s roads are notoriously unsafe on New Year’s Eve, and a new study shows that marijuana legalization could be making the situation even worse. Almost half of teenagers who regularly use pot admit they’ve gotten behind the wheel … Read More
January 4, 2021
(NPR) – Just one week after Massachusetts closed schools and day cares in March, Boston Children’s Hospital saw a drastic change in asthma-related visits to the emergency room: They were down 80% from the prior two months. For two more … Read More
December 30, 2020
(Medscape) – Children are more at risk of contracting the coronavirus at a social gathering than in a classroom or childcare setting, according to a study released by the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The study, conducted in partnership with … Read More
December 18, 2020
(Medscape) – After last week’s ever-so-slightly positive news, the COVID-19 numbers in children have gone back to their old ways. For the week ending Dec. 10, there were 178,823 new COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. children, the highest weekly total … Read More
December 16, 2020
(The Guardian) – A coroner has made legal history by ruling that air pollution was a cause of the death of a nine-year-old girl. Philip Barlow, the inner south London coroner, said Ella Kissi-Debrah’s death in February 2013 was caused … Read More
December 15, 2020
(Kaiser Health News) – If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids in their teens will be vaccinated in time for the next school year. The hurdle is that COVID vaccine … Read More
