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Portrait of scared teenage boy looking at syringe with needle during covid vaccination in clinic with father supporting him

Vaccine Effectiveness Modest for Children, Teens During Omicron

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BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection modest and declined rapidly, was higher after booster dose in teens

Childhood Body Size Has Causal Impact on T1D Risk

Cardiometabolic Derangement ID’d in Overweight School Children

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Higher levels of fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, triglycerides, ALT and lower levels of HDL-C seen in overweight school-aged children

Survival Up for Multiple Cancer Types for Teens

Long-Term Mortality Rates Elevated for Adolescent, Young Adult Leukemia Survivors

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Survival for adolescent and young adult leukemia survivors remained below general population at up to 30 years of follow-up

doctor in medical gloves making injection to little girl in clinic

50-µg mRNA-1273 Safe, Effective for Children Aged 6 to 11 Years

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Estimated vaccine efficacy with two doses was 88.0 percent against COVID-19 at a time when delta was dominant circulating variant

Buying Gun During Pandemic Might Raise Suicide Risk

2019 to 2020 Saw Increase in Overall Firearm Homicide Rates

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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

WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries

‘Tragic Milestone’: One Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19

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President Biden has ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of those lost

Drug overdose and substance abuse

CDC: Overdose Deaths Up 15 Percent in 2021

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However, growth in overdose deaths has slowed compared with the 30 percent increase seen in 2020

U.S. Baby Formula Shortage Worsens

FDA Moves to Ease Nationwide Shortage of Baby Formula

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The agency's latest moves should help ease the dire situation many mothers face

Major Airlines Drop Mask Mandate After Federal Judge Rules Against It

EU Scraps Mask Mandate for Planes, Airports

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However, masking rules may still vary by airline if regulations are different in the locations they fly to or from

Asthma in Adults May Raise Risk for Subsequent Obesity

Lack of Asthma Control More Likely With COVID-19-Related Anxiety

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Second study shows most parents of children with food allergy report unchanged or decreased food allergy-specific anxiety during pandemic