Docs urge kids’ routine vaccinations after missed shots amid pandemic Parents should contact pediatricians now for annual physicals, experts say, after pandemic-related closures spurred a marked decline in children’s routine immunizations.
CDC not changing school guidance amid delta spread, Walensky says Federal health guidance issued to help schools navigate reopenings and reduce COVID-19 transmission in classrooms, including universal masking regardless of vaccination status and layered mitigation steps, won’t be changed amid the spread of the delta variant, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said during a White House briefing Friday.
Louisiana high school football player dies from COVID-19: local reports A Louisiana community is mourning the loss of a young high school player who died after contracting COVID-19, according to local reports.
Louisiana reports COVID-19 death in child under 1 Louisiana health officials on Wednesday announced the death of a child under 1 due to COVID-19, marking the 11th pediatric fatality in the state since the beginning of the pandemic.
Pediatric COVID-19 hospital admissions hitting record highs, CDC data shows Pediatric COVID-19-related hospitalizations have hit all-time highs in the U.S., with the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting over 50,660 admissions through the month of August thus far.
Nicotine, prescription drug misuse climbed among American youth amid pandemic: study Overall rates of drug use among American adolescents held stable six months into COVID-19 pandemic, however shifting trends indicated an uptick in nicotine and prescription drug misuse while alcohol use fell.
Diabetes has surged among US youth, decades-long study finds Diabetes surged among American children, teens and adolescents to 2017, according to new federally-funded research spanning nearly 20 years finding a 45% increase in type 1 diagnoses, and a 95% growth in type 2 diagnoses.
No off-label prescribing COVID-19 vaccines to kids under 12: FDA Children under 12 should not yet receive COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as regulators await data on safety, efficacy and dosing.
One-third of US adolescents vaccinated against COVID-19 as school begins Federal data indicates one-third of adolescents aged 12-15 are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as the school year gets underway amid rising infections and a divide over mask mandates.
Over 121,000 new pediatric COVID-19 cases reported over week span Over 121,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 last week, data revealed, marking a 5% increase in cases since the beginning of the month.
