Pediatrics

The strategy will include free tests, extending rules on mask wearing, launching public awareness campaigns

Annual dental examinations and cleaning decreased for children overall and for those aged 1 to 4 years and 12 to 17 years

And, cumulative incidence of ASD diagnosis or eligibility received by 48 months was higher in children aged 4 years versus those aged 8 years in 2018

Risk significantly increased for requiring pars plana vitrectomy by 15 years after diagnosis for children with type 2 versus type 1 diabetes

No similar increase in inpatient or outpatient care seen for three comparator behavioral health conditions

Authors say young children with multiple eating problems may benefit from screening for developmental delay

Adverse mental health, substance use, and poor well-being reported for young adults with interpersonal discrimination

Median of 87 percent of the pediatric patients each year had previously received one or more MMR vaccine dose

Patient was a traveler, apparently from the San Francisco area, who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22

Not clear whether the new, tougher rule will require an antigen or rapid PCR test