Authors say catch-up vaccinations of doses missed throughout the pandemic needed to stem outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases
Routine Childhood Vaccination Rates Down During the Pandemic
Proportion of infants up-to-date with vaccinations was lower in September 2020 versus September 2019
AAP: Consider Palivizumab for Atypical Interseasonal RSV
AAP strongly supports consideration of palivizumab for patients who would be candidates per current eligibility recommendations
Model Estimates Routine Child Vaccine Doses Missed During 2020
About 8.5 and 8.9 million more children than expected missed routine vaccination for DTP3 and MCV1, respectively, due to COVID-19 pandemic
CDC Issues Alert About Respiratory Syncytial Virus Spread in Southern U.S.
Agency is encouraging broader testing for RSV among patients presenting with acute respiratory illness who test negative for COVID-19
Excellent Outcomes Found for Neonates Born to SARS-CoV-2-Postive Moms
Most neonates fed unpasteurized expressed breast milk until discharge; 85 percent were breastfed postdischarge
Burnout Symptoms Common for Neonatal Health Care Workers
66 percent of HCWs reported burnout symptoms; 73 percent felt burnout had increased among their coworkers during pandemic
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Low in Young Children
Few children or day care center staff had SARS-CoV-2 infection during lockdown; seropositive children more likely exposed at home
Maternal IgG Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 Transferred Across Placenta
Positive correlation found for cord blood IgG concentrations with maternal IgG concentrations
Child Physical Abuse Encounters Declined During COVID-19
Declines occurred during period when total volume of encounters was also lower; severity of encounters unchanged versus previous years