Pediatrics

Findings seen across a wide range of diagnoses and not reflective of seasonal variation

Pfizer also planning to start trials of the vaccine in younger children, teens, people with weakened immune systems

U.K. data revealed decrease in case fatality rate during study period; cow's milk responsible for 26 percent of deaths in school-aged children

IV immunoglobulins plus methylprednisolone associated with lower risk for treatment failure compared with immunoglobulins alone

Changes in concussion management tied to reduced symptom duration for athletes diagnosed between 2016 and 2018 versus 2011 and 2013

Few children or day care center staff had SARS-CoV-2 infection during lockdown; seropositive children more likely exposed at home

Demographic, community factors show stronger influence than workplace exposure on COVID-19 risk in health care workers

Pfizer and Moderna conducting trials of their vaccines in children 12 and older and hope to have findings by the summer

Authors say adherence to safety protocols mitigated against high community incidence

However, data are from survey conducted prior to U.S. emergency use authorization of any vaccines