Tag: Kids: Misc.
Prevalence of COVID-19-Related Croup Up During Omicron
Odds of hospitalization not significantly different during periods with alpha or other variant predominance, delta predominance, versus omicron-predominant periods
Provider Availability Linked to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Children
Vaccination coverage for children aged 5 to 11 higher in counties with at least one active COVID-19 vaccine provider versus no provider
Children <12 Need Not Repeat HIV, Hep B/C Tests Before Transplant Surgery
Candidates aged <12 years at the time of transplantation are exempt from testing if they received postnatal infectious disease testing
Two Doses of BNT162b2 Moderately Effective for 5- to 11-Year-Olds
Moderate effectiveness against documented infection and symptomatic COVID-19 for those vaccinated on or after Nov. 23, 2021
ACIP Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Aged ≥6 Months
ACIP interim recommendations presented for Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccines for children aged 6 months to 5 years
1990 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Global Burden of Childhood Cancer
Decreases in all regions, but highest rates in 2019 seen in countries with lower sociodemographic index
296 Children Had Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology by June 15, 2022
Overall, 89.9 percent of patients under investigation were hospitalized, 6.1 percent required a transplant, and 3.7 percent died
CDC Backs Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6 to 17
ACIP endorsed the shots after hearing the latest evidence on the vaccine's effectiveness
Symptoms May Persist After Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Large cross-sectional study offers survey of long COVID symptoms in children who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection
Post-Tonsillectomy Deaths Up in Children With Complex Chronic Conditions
Tonsillectomy postop mortality rate significantly higher at 117.22 per 100,000 operations compared with 7.04 per 100,000 operations overall