6.7 percent increase seen in youth with any mental health emergency department visit, and larger increase (22.1 percent) seen for female teens
Improvement Seen in Most Domains of Readiness in U.S. Pediatric EDs
Presence of pediatric emergency care coordinator linked to higher adjusted median weighted pediatric readiness score
Cannabis-Involved ED Visit Rates Increased Among Youth During Pandemic
Mean weekly cannabis-involved emergency department visits higher during 2020, 2021, 2022 than corresponding periods in 2019
Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents Increased During Pandemic
Similarly, diabetic ketoacidosis at diabetes onset increased during the pandemic
Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Seems Safe for Young Children
No new safety concerns reported among children aged 6 months to 5 years receiving third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
2019 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Pediatric Emergency Visit Rate
Decrease seen in emergency department visit rates from 2019 to 2020 for both sexes and across races/ethnicities
Study Looks at Trends in Pediatric Mental Health Diagnoses During Pandemic
Prevalence of eating disorders more than doubled during pandemic in 13- to 18-year-old girls, with similar trend, but lower prevalence, in boys
Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Intervention Prevents Myopia in Children
RLRL effective for preventing myopia in children with premyopia, with up to a 54.1 percent reduction in incidence
COVID-19 Vaccines Effective Against Moderate, Severe Disease in Children, Teens
Vaccine effectiveness waned significantly after ≥150 days during the omicron variant phase
WHO: Healthy Children, Teens May Not Need More COVID-19 Shots
Instead, COVID-19 vaccines should go to high-risk people, according to the agency’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization