COVID-19 Updates
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Children and COVID: Vaccines now available to all ages
Among parents, eagerness to vaccinate their young children is not universal.
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FDA authorizes COVID vaccines in kids as young as 6 months
The data show that the “known and potential benefits” of the vaccines outweigh any potential risks, the agency said.
From the Journals
Past COVID-19 infection could play role in childhood hepatitis
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FDA panel votes unanimously for COVID shots for youngest kids
A similar panel of CDC advisors meets June 18 and 19 and is expected to consider both companies’ requests for authorization.
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Children and COVID: New cases hold steady in nonholiday week
FDA panels prepare to examine emergency use authorizations for vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.
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In utero COVID exposure tied to neurodevelopmental disorders at 1 year
“We observed neurodevelopmental diagnoses to be significantly more common among exposed offspring, particularly those exposed to third-trimester...
Conference Coverage
COVID tied to a profound impact on children’s sleep
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In utero COVID exposure tied to developmental differences in infants
“We don’t know if these effects will result in any longer-term issues,” but longer-term observation “may help us understand this.”
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Children and COVID: Cases down, start of vaccinations near
New cases dropped for the first time in 8 weeks, but the Memorial Day holiday may have been a factor.
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Pfizer asks FDA to authorize COVID vaccine for children younger than 5
Children in this age group – the last to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines – could begin getting shots as early as June 21.
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The latest on COVID-19 and the heart in children
Cardiac injury caused by acute COVID-19 appears rare, but the risk is clearly associated with male sex and adolescent age.