Immunization - Pediatric Immunization News

• Moderna, Pfizer Seek Authorization for Children's Boosters "If authorized by FDA, CDC anticipates a recommendation for bivalent COVID-19 vaccine as a booster for pediatric age groups in early to mid-October."
  WebMD Health News, September 26, 2022
• Is the Pandemic Over? If Only It Were That Simple President Biden's claim has caused the debate over COVID-19 to explode yet again. It has roiled the already divided public, fueled extensive coverage on television news, and led pundits to take sides.
  WebMD Health News, September 22, 2022
• Children and COVID: Weekly Cases Drop to Lowest Level Since April A hefty decline in new COVID-19 cases among children resulted in the lowest weekly total since late April.
  MDedge News, September 20, 2022
• New COVID Booster Recommended Before Halloween Ideally, people should get a shot between mid-September and mid-October but "no later than the end of October for maximum protection" ahead of the holidays.
  WebMD Health News, September 19, 2022
• Alert EU Panel Backs New Drug for Infant Immunization of RSV What could be the first vaccine for infants to prevent illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has received a nod from the European Medicines Agency.
  Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2022
• Congenital Cytomegalovirus Declined in Wake of COVID-19 Prevalence for cCMV was highest among newborns of mothers aged 24 and younger, and in non-Hispanic Black mothers.
  MDedge News, September 14, 2022
• FAQ: New COVID Omicron Boosters Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the shots produced by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech.
  WebMD Health News, September 12, 2022
• Will Texas Court Change Access to Free Preventive Services? A federal judge in Texas issued a decision this week that affects the Affordable Care Act. It says one way that preventive services are selected for no-cost coverage is unconstitutional.
  Kaiser Health News, September 12, 2022
• The Potential Problem(s) With a Once-a-Year COVID Vaccine Critics say COVID isn't seasonal like the flu, the virus can change rapidly, and vaccine immunity wanes. The White House suggests the updated vaccine makes an annual strategy viable.Critics say COVID isn't seasonal like the flu, the virus can change rapidly, and vaccine immunity wanes. The White House suggests the updated vaccine makes an annual strategy viable.
  Medscape Medical News, September 09, 2022
• Alert NY Gov Declares State Disaster Emergency Over Polio Polio virus has been detected in wastewater samples in New York City and in four New York counties: Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, and Nassau.
  Medscape Medical News, September 09, 2022
• Why Some ID Docs Are 'Encouraged' by New Bivalent COVID Vaccines Physicians from the Infectiouse Diseases Society of America weighed in on the new bivalent vaccines, the use of mouse data, and the current state of the pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, September 07, 2022
• China, India Approve Nasal COVID Vaccines The vaccines target the mucous membranes in the nose, mouth, and lungs to start an immune response in the places where the coronavirus enters the body.
  WebMD Health News, September 07, 2022
• Highly Vaccinated State Had Far Lower Excess Death Rates: Study In spring 2022, more people than expected died in much of the US, but not in highly COVID-19-vaccinated Massachusetts, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, September 06, 2022
• Peds Group Urges Flu Vaccine in Kids Guidelines recommend children 6 months and older be vaccinated annually.
  Medscape Medical News, September 06, 2022
• COVID Shots Moving Closer to Annual Vaccines for Most: White House "It's actually a good idea. I really believe this is why God gave us two arms -- one for the flu shot and the other one for the COVID shot," said Ashish Jha, MD, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator.
  WebMD Health News, September 06, 2022
• Pediatricians Urge Flu Vaccine for Kids Guidelines recommend that children 6 months and older be vaccinated annually.
  WebMD Health News, September 06, 2022
• Many Young Kids With COVID May Show No Symptoms 37% of children aged 0-6 had no symptoms.
  MDedge News, September 02, 2022
• CDC Endorses COVID Boosters Targeting Omicron Variants Committee members somewhat reluctantly voted in support of new bivalent versions of COVID vaccines despite a lack of clinical trial data, citing the example of annual flu-shot revisions.
  Medscape Medical News, September 01, 2022
• California Won't Expand Teen Vaccines Without Parental OK State Sen. Scott Wiener, blamed the lack of support on 'months of harassment and misinformation' by 'a small but highly vocal and organized minority of anti-vaxxers.'
  Associated Press, August 31, 2022
• Children and COVID: New Cases Increase; Hospital Cases May Rise There were almost 87,000 new pediatric cases reported during the week of August 18-25, which was an increase of close to 9% over the previous week and a reversal of the previous 2-week decline.
  MDedge News, August 30, 2022