Though children aged 5 years and older and adults need only two doses to complete a primary series, younger children need three doses
Outreach Messages Up Well-Child Visits, Vaccination Completion
Rates of scheduling and completion of well-child visits increased regardless of whether messages were standard or tailored
Emergency Visits for Child Suicidal Ideation Increased in Illinois in 2019
Increase started in 2019 and continued through pandemic; hospitalizations increased 57 percent between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020
New Health Problems Post-COVID-19 Also Seen in Children, Teens
Common symptoms developing three or more months after COVID-19 infection differ between adults and children/adolescents
Overall Symptoms After BNT162b2, Other Vaccines Comparable in <5s
Injection-site, musculoskeletal, dermatologic, otolaryngologic symptoms more frequent; general symptoms and fever less frequent with BNT162b2 in children younger than 5 years of age
CDC Panel: Add COVID-19 Shot to Routine Vaccine Schedule
The next step is for the CDC to decide whether to follow the advice of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Wait Times for Pediatric Heart Transplants Longer During Pandemic
Despite longer waiting list times, graft and recipient survival maintained and waiting list mortality unchanged
AAP: Children’s Body Mass Index Rose During Pandemic
Girls experienced more significant BMI increases than boys
FDA Approves New Bivalent COVID-19 Booster for Use in Children
Moderna vaccine is authorized for children down to 6 years old, while Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is approved for children as young as 5 years