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Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (482+ words) Children under two years of age hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to die or become seriously ill than babies with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to a study" published this week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases." Babies can become…...
Pandemic disruptions tied to changes in executive function progress in young children
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (355+ words) Jacob Wackerhausen / iStock The COVID-19 pandemic may have interfered with young children's ability to stay focused, regulate their behavior, and adapt to new situations, according to a new longitudinal'study published in Child Development.' The study was originally designed as part…...
CIDRAP Op-Ed: The COVID vaccine myocarditis signal was real but is now resolved. ACIP's March agenda pretends otherwise.
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1681+ words) Gov Phil Murphy, Edwin J. Torres / Flickr cc On March 18 and 19, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will meet to discuss COVID-19 vaccine injuries, long COVID, and changes to the committee's recommendation methodology. Votes may be scheduled on all three…...
College students bounced back after pandemic, long-term study suggests
1+ week, 4+ day ago (344+ words) A long-term study from Michigan State University (MSU) finds that most college students bounced back emotionally after the COVID-19 pandemic, with improved psychological functioning, less loneliness, and more satisfaction with their lives." Authors of the study, published online in January…...
Annenberg poll shows drop in perceived safety of vaccines
3+ week, 2+ day ago (580+ words) Though most Americans think all three of those vaccines are safe to take, there has been a decline over the past three years in perceived safety. As compared with an Annenberg survey in November 2024, the perceived safety of the MMR…...
Viral—but not bacterial or fungal—infections fell sharply in NICUs amid COVID pandemic, study concludes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (593+ words) Enhanced infection-prevention measures introduced in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with a substantial decline in viral health care'associated infections (HAIs), but they did not reduce rates of bacterial or fungal infections, according to a…...
CDC-funded hep B vaccine study in Africa suspended pending review, officials say
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (533+ words) The saga of the US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau took another turn today, with health officials in the western African nation saying the study has been suspended pending further technical review. The comments were made during a press…...
COMMENTARY: When confusion replaces clarity about vaccines, children pay the price
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (490+ words) One thing, however, is clear: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. achieved his intended goal. He created even more confusion about and distrust in the use of vaccines. When purposeful confusion leading to doubt is the goal, the consequences show up…...
Research ties long COVID in kids to chronic school absenteeism, learning problems
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (489+ words) A large Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'study suggests that US school-aged children diagnosed as having long COVID are at 2.5 times the risk of related chronic absenteeism compared with those without the condition.' The study, published last week in Emerging…...
Economic hardship, adverse social conditions may put kids at higher risk for long COVID
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (682+ words) Long COVID may be more common in school-aged children whose families experience financial instability and challenging social conditions, University of California'led researchers write in JAMA Pediatrics." The team analyzed data from the federally funded Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER)…...