Pediatrics
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Children and COVID: The long goodbye continues
At its peak, the Omicron surge placed the highest burden on older Hispanic children.
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Moderna reports positive COVID-19 vaccine response in kids down to 6 months
Vaccine efficacy against infection was 43.7% in children aged 6 months to 2 years and 37.5% among children aged 2-6 years, the new data from its...
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Children and COVID: CDC gives perspective on hospitalizations
New cases continue to fall toward the pre-Delta lows seen last summer.
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Children and COVID: Decline in new cases reaches 7th week
Study shows that the COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the Omicron variant.
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases at lowest level since August
Florida’s surgeon general drops a bomb on vaccination.
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Mechanical ventilation in children tied to slightly lower IQ
“Some sedative medications commonly used to keep children safe during mechanical ventilation may have detrimental neurologic effects, particularly...
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Nirsevimab protects healthy infants from RSV
“Nirsevimab has the potential to seriously decrease the annual overwhelming number of RSV infected babies.”
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Azithromycin doesn’t prevent recurrent wheezing after acute infant RSV
Antibiotics are frequently given to patients with RSV bronchiolitis, although this practice is not supported by AAP guidelines.
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Children and COVID: New cases down to pre-Omicron level
New admissions are down by 75% since mid-January; declines in ED visits are even greater.
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Children and COVID: The Omicron surge has become a retreat
New cases dropped 42% in just the last week, as admissions and vaccinations continue to decline.