Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Trial included more than 4,700 children who received two shots of the vaccine 28 days apart
BNT162b2 Highly Effective Against Delta Variant in Teens
At seven to 21 days after second dose, estimated effectiveness was 90 percent against infection, 93 percent against symptomatic COVID-19
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Quitting at Younger Age Cuts Most Smoking-Associated Cancer Mortality Risk
Starting to smoke at any age linked to increased cancer mortality rate ratio, with increased rate ratio for starting at younger age
BNT162b2 Effectively Prevents Pediatric COVID-19 Hospitalization
Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine highly effective for preventing hospitalization among children aged 12 to 18 years
Michigan Data Show Routine Vaccinations Plummeted in Early Pandemic
Authors say catch-up vaccinations of doses missed throughout the pandemic needed to stem outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases
Pfizer Says Lower Dose of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Younger Children
Dose used in trial that included more than 2,200 children was 10 mcg, while the adult dose is 30 mcg
High-Dose Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Beneficial for Cerebral Palsy
Regardless of constraint type, high-dose CIMT consistently produced pattern of greatest short- and long-term gains
Impact of 2014 Policy Change Examined for Pediatric Kidney Transplants
Racial/ethnic disparities in time from dialysis initiation to transplantation mitigated by 2014 Kidney Allocation System
Salmonella Outbreak in 37 States Linked to Imported Onions
So far, there have been 129 hospitalizations, but no deaths
