Last updated on December 15th, 2021 at 02:22 pm
Medscape (Jan. 14th, 2022) – Nearly all teenagers admitted to intensive care units because of COVID-19 were unvaccinated, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Two doses of the vaccine “were highly effective against COVID-19–related hospitalization and ICU admission or the receipt of life support,” the authors of the […]
Medscape (Jan. 14th, 2022) – The U.S. health care industry was already stretched thin by two years of the COVID-19 pandemic when the Omicron variant struck. As hospitals fill with patients again, experts and workers say damage to the industry may be long-lasting. A record 1.34 million COVID cases were reported in the United States […]
The Wall Street Journal (Jan 4th, 2022) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that many children with weakened immune systems get a booster from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE four weeks after their second shot. The agency issued the recommendation for moderately and severely immunocompromised children 5 to 11 years. CDC Backs […]
FDA (Jan. 7th, 2022) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to shorten the time between the completion of a primary series of the vaccine and a booster dose to at least five months for individuals 18 years of age and older. Coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
FDA (Jan. 03, 2022) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to: Expand the use of a single booster dose to include use in individuals 12 through 15 years of age. Shorten the time between the completion of primary vaccination of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 […]
TIME (Jan. 7th, 2022) – Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for the vaccine. https://time.com/6137814/covid-hospitalizations-us-children/
The Washington Post (Dec. 28th, 2021) – Federal health officials on Monday shortened the recommended time Americans infected with the coronavirus should isolate from 10 days to five if they are asymptomatic — a decision they said was driven by a growing body of research about when people are most infectious. CDC cuts isolation time recommended for […]
The Hill (Dec. 24, 2021) – Short-staffed children’s hospitals were slammed with increased emergency department visits for mental health, suicide and self-injury cases in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period last year. Officials warn children’s mental health worsens amid pandemic | TheHill
The Washington Post (Dec. 24, 2021) – Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania and New York have been hit particularly hard. As of Thursday, there were 1,987 confirmed or suspected pediatric covid-19 patients hospitalized nationally, a 31 percent jump in 10 days, according to a Washington Post analysis. Omicron and children: Pediatric hospitals in parts of U.S. filling […]
HealthDay (12/10) reported that “nearly half of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, but the initial rush to get teens immunized has stalled,” according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report. Just “1% of parents now plan to get their teen vaccinated as soon as possible; 13% […]
