COVID-19 Updates
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Decline in new cases comes to an end
Pfizer, BioNTech say request for emergency use authorization of vaccine booster dose in 5- to 11-year-olds is coming soon.
From the Journals
Age and ferritin levels may predict MIS-C severity
“We do not understand why teens get more severe MIS-C than younger children.”
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Judge strikes down Biden mask mandate for planes, transit
The rule has been alternately praised and criticized by airlines, pilots, and flight attendants.
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Who doesn’t text in 2022? Most state Medicaid programs
As states prepare for the end of the COVID public health emergency, they are making plans to reevaluate each Medicaid enrollee’s eligibility. They...
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Omicron BA.2: What do we know so far?
Non–peer-reviewed studies have shown a replication of Omicron in...
From the Journals
Cardiac issues after COVID infection and vaccination: New data
Data on myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination suggest that vaccination-linked myocarditis is milder than that associated with the virus itself....
Livin' on the MDedge
Woman who faked medical degree practiced for 3 years
Plus: France’s fake physician, the sights and sounds of Zooming, and the Brazilian army goes “imbrochável.”
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COVID-19 cardiovascular complications in children: AHA statement
The statement details what has been learned about how to treat, manage, and prevent cardiovascular complications associated with COVID-19 in...
From the Journals
Children with RMDs not at high risk for severe COVID-19, study finds
“Many parents and families with children who have RMDs have lived with great fear over the pandemic about whether or not their children are at an...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Cases drop again, admission rate up slightly
Demand for vaccinations continues to trend downward.
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COVID cases rising in about half of states
“If we look more closely at the local level, we find a handful of counties where we are seeing increases in both cases and markers of more severe...