As the COVID-19 vaccine heads toward approval for children under age 12 years, the number of older children receiving it dropped for the 10th consecutive week, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over 47% of all children aged 12-17 years — that’s close to 12 […]
The White House said today in a press conference that it has purchased enough of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to immunize all 28 million children in the United States who are between the ages of 5 and 12. States were allowed to begin preordering the shots this week. “We know millions of parents […]
Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday that they had submitted data supporting the use of their COVID-19 vaccine in children aged between five and less than 12 years to the European Medicines Agency. Although the vaccine is currently not allowed for that age group, it has […]
September was the worst month for new COVID-19 cases and deaths among children in the U.S., according to new data from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Cases peaked in early September, the data shows, as many schools reopened for in-person classes while the contagious Delta variant surged across the country. More than […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Weekly cases of COVID-19 in children jumped by nearly 50% in the United States, posting the highest count since hitting a pandemic high back in mid-January, a new report shows. The 180,175 new cases reported during Aug. […]
Over the course of the pandemic, COVID-19 has been a less serious illness for children than it has been for adults, and that continues to be true. But with the arrival of Delta, the risk for kids is rising, and that’s creating a perilous situation for hospitals across the United States […]
Although fewer children have been infected with COVID-19 compared to adults, children can: Be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 Get sick from COVID-19 Spread COVID-19 to others CDC recommends everyone 12 years and older should get a COVID-19 vaccination to help protect against COVID-19. Widespread vaccination is a critical tool to […]
Children under age 12 could be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine “soon” and potentially within the next few months, President Joe Biden said Wednesday. Pfizer and Moderna are conducting vaccine clinical trials for ages 6 months to 12 years, and the results are expected sometime this fall. “Soon, in the […]
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As parents and public health officials consider back-to-school plans for the fall, they should encourage — but not require — COVID-19 vaccination for kids, Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Thursday. “Whenever you’re talking about requiring something, that’s always a charged issue. […]
