About four-in-ten Americans say social media is an important way of following COVID-19 vaccine news
BY AMY MITCHELL AND JACOB LIEDKE About four-in-ten Americans say social media is an important way of following COVID-19 vaccine news
Last updated on December 29th, 2020 at 09:48 am
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Some Parents Reportedly Concerned For Unvaccinated Children To Return To School Amid Current COVID-19 Trends
The New York Times (7/28) reports that while Pfizer said on Wednesday that the efficacy of its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine declines slightly over time, it nonetheless provides “lasting and robust protection against serious disease.” However, Pfizer “suggested that a third shot could improve immunity,” but the Times says that “whether boosters will be widely needed […]
Some Parents Reportedly Concerned For Unvaccinated Children To Return To School Amid Current COVID-19 Trends
ABC News (7/29) reports, “With the COVID-19 delta variant surge once again prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend masks indoors for teachers and other vaccinated school employees, many parents are left wondering if the new landscape of the pandemic means it’s safe for their still-unvaccinated young children to return to school […]
CDC Says Transmission Rates In 69.3% Of US Counties Would Trigger Mask Mandate Under Latest Guidance
Reuters (7/29) reports the CDC “said on Thursday that 69.3% of U.S. counties had transmission rates of COVID-19 high enough to warrant indoor masking in public spaces and should immediately resume the policy.” That figure represents an increase from 66.6% on Wednesday. Overall, “52.2% of U.S. counties have high COVID-19 community transmission rates and 17.1% […]
Some Major Children’s Hospitals Reporting Rise In Pediatric Hospitalizations For COVID-19
Forbes (7/29) reports, “While it is still extremely rare for children to become seriously ill or die from COVID-19,” some “major children’s hospitals in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida – states that have been battling a broader increase in hospitalizations – all said this week they have more children in their care than at any […]
U.S. finally reaches milestone of 70% of adults with at least one COVID-19 shot
BY KATHRYN WATSON UPDATED ON: AUGUST 2, 2021 / 7:18 PM / CBS NEWS https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-70-percent-adults-goal-white-house/?emci=d6e6b989-52f4-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=5e88b8e8-5ef4-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=9865539
Parents are hesitant to vaccinate children, but pediatricians might be the key
By Sarah Molano, CNN Updated 12:16 AM ET, Mon July 26, 2021 https://us.cnn.com/2021/07/26/health/children-covid-vaccine-pediatrician-wellness/index.html
Got the sniffles? Summer colds are rushing back. Here’s how to tell if it’s COVID-19.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/07/22/common-cold-covid-difference/8044120002/
Urgent Action Needed to Catch Up on Routine Childhood Vaccinations
July 15, 2021 Georgetown University of Health Policy Urgent Action Needed to Catch Up on Routine Childhood Vaccinations
More infectious Delta variant makes up 83% of new US coronavirus cases as vaccine hesitancy persists
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Updated 8:28 PM ET, Tue July 20, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/20/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html
Child cases of Covid-19 are rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Updated 6:41 PM ET, Thu July 22, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/20/health/covid-children-cases-schools-reopening/index.html
Gov. Wolf: 75 Percent of Pennsylvanians Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccination
June 25, 2021 Gov. Wolf: 75 Percent of Pennsylvanians Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccination
Delta, as expected, is now the dominant virus variant in the U.S., the C.D.C. estimates.
By Emily Anthes July 7, 2021
Papers Probe Temporal Link Between COVID-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis
https://www.tctmd.com/news/papers-probe-temporal-link-between-covid-19-vaccines-and-myocarditis Researchers stressed that the risks are small, and that the benefit of vaccination far outweighs concerns about myocarditis. byMichael O’Riordan JUNE 17, 2021
In the U.S., vaccines for the youngest are expected this fall.
By Apoorva Mandavilli June 8, 2021
Drop in childhood vaccinations during pandemic may raise risk of other outbreaks when schools reopen, CDC says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/10/childhood-vaccination-falloff-increased-risk-disease-outbreaks/ By Lena H. Sun June 10, 2021 at 1:01 p.m. EDT
IAC Express Ask the Experts: IAC Answers More Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines
Issue 1,571: June 8, 2021 https://www.immunize.org/express/issue1571.asp
Unvaccinated kids aged 2 and up should keep wearing masks, pediatrics group says
By Kayla Rivas | Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/health/unvaccinated-kids-masks-pediatrics-group Kids aged 2 and older who are ineligible for, or have yet to complete, COVID-19 vaccinations should continue to wear masks, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use […]
CDC expects Covid vaccine data on pregnant women this summer and on kids under 12 in the fall
PUBLISHED WED, MAY 19 20212:24 PM EDTUPDATED WED, MAY 19 20216:19 PM EDT Rich Mendez https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/19/cdc-expects-covid-vaccine-data-on-pregnant-women-this-summer-and-kids-under-12-by-this-fall.html
‘I Just Got My Vaccine’: U.S. Rollout Expands to Children Ages 12 to 15
By Sarah Mervosh May 13, 2021
723 Epidemiologists on When and How the U.S. Can Fully Return to Normal
By Claire Cain Miller, Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz May 15, 2021
Less than a third of parents say they’d let their child get Covid-19 vaccine right away, survey finds
By Jason Hanna, CNN Updated 1:40 PM ET, Thu May 6, 2021 https://us.cnn.com/2021/05/06/health/kaiser-coronavirus-vaccine-survey/index.html False stories on vaccine are rampant in an unexpected place 06:00 (CNN)As Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers try to get their shots authorized for younger children in the US, less than a third of parents say they would get their child vaccinated as soon […]
Most states require parental consent for Covid-19 shots for ages 12 to 15, but not all. Here’s the list.
By Jacqueline Howard and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Updated 11:51 AM ET, Tue May 18, 2021 https://us.cnn.com/2021/05/14/health/covid-19-vaccines-teens-parental-consent-wellness/index.html (CNN)Nearly all states require some form of parental or guardian consent for vaccine providers to administer Covid-19 shots to people ages 12 to 15, a CNN analysis finds. But there are a few exceptions. Five states — Alabama, Iowa, […]
COVID-19 Vaccines in Children and Adolescents
Pediatrics Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2021/05/11/peds.2021-052336.full.pdf COVID-19 Vaccines in Children and Adolescents Committee on Infectious Diseases DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-052336 Journal: Pediatrics Article Type: AAP Policy Statement Citation: Committee on Infectious Diseases. COVID-19 vaccines in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2021; doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-052336
American Academy of Pediatrics Calls for Children and Teens Age 12 and Up to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
https://services.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2021/american-academy-of-pediatrics-calls-for-children-and-teens-age-12-and-up-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine/ For Release: 5/12/2021 Media Contact: Lisa Black 630-626-6084 lblack@aap.org Itasca, Ill.— In a new policy statement published today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends vaccinating all children ages 12 and older who are eligible for the federally authorized COVID-19 vaccine. The AAP policy statement comes amid a discussion by the Advisory Committee on […]
