FDA Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Children Ages 5 to 11 Years
Third shot can be given at least five months after healthy children complete the two-dose vaccine series
FDA Expands Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers
Agency also moves to reopen Abbott plant and 'prioritize' new product submissions for approval from international companies
Biden Signs Law Banning Sleep Products Tied to Infant Deaths
From 1990 through March 2019, there were 113 reported deaths involving crib bumpers, and more than 100 babies have died in inclined sleepers
Increasing Impact of HPV Vaccination Seen in the United States
Impact on 4vHPV-type prevalence in 2015 to 2018 for 14- to 24-year-old females 90 percent among vaccinated, 74 percent among unvaccinated
Albuterol Plus Budesonide Cuts Exacerbations in Asthma
Risk for severe exacerbations significantly lower with as-needed fixed higher-dose combination treatment versus albuterol alone
Vaccine Effectiveness Modest for Children, Teens During Omicron
BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection modest and declined rapidly, was higher after booster dose in teens
Cardiometabolic Derangement ID’d in Overweight School Children
Higher levels of fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, triglycerides, ALT and lower levels of HDL-C seen in overweight school-aged children
Long-Term Mortality Rates Elevated for Adolescent, Young Adult Leukemia Survivors
Survival for adolescent and young adult leukemia survivors remained below general population at up to 30 years of follow-up
50-µg mRNA-1273 Safe, Effective for Children Aged 6 to 11 Years
Estimated vaccine efficacy with two doses was 88.0 percent against COVID-19 at a time when delta was dominant circulating variant
2019 to 2020 Saw Increase in Overall Firearm Homicide Rates
Largest increases seen among non-Hispanic Black males aged 10 to 44 years and in American Indian, Alaska Native males aged 25 to 44 years