Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize Its COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 6
Preliminary analysis indicates vaccine efficacy of 51 percent among children younger than 2 years and 37 percent among children 2 to 5 years
E.U. Says Europe Out of ‘Emergency’ Phase of Pandemic
Announcement is not binding and national governments within the European Union will still be able to set their own public health policies
Hospital Outcomes Worse With Suboptimal Treatment of Hypothyroidism
Patients with clinical hypothyroidism and a high prehospitalization TSH level had longer length of stay, increased risk for readmission
T1DM in Either Parent Tied to Lower Academic Test Scores in Offspring
Similar adverse effect on school performance seen for children of mother or father with type 1 diabetes
Higher Vaccination Coverage Linked to Lower COVID-19 Mortality
10 percent improvement in vaccination coverage linked to 8 percent drop in mortality, 7 percent drop in incidence
Antibiotic Use in Under 2s May Reduce Antibody Response to Vaccines
Possible negative association of history of antibiotic prescriptions with vaccine-induced immunity seen in young children
Myocarditis, Pericarditis Risk Highest After Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
In large cohort, there were 5.55 excess events per 100,000 vaccinees after BNT162b2 and 18.39 after mRNA-1273
Food Insecurity Tied to Delayed, Forgone Medical Care
Food insecurity during the pandemic disproportionately affected non-White and low-income individuals
SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Up From Dec. 2021 to Feb. 2022
By February 2022, seroprevalence reached 75.2 percent among children aged 0 to 11 years, 74.2 percent for teens aged 12 to 17 years
U.S. Teen Suicides Up During Pandemic
Authors say interventions to alleviate downstream consequences of the pandemic are needed
