With the agency director’s sign-off, children ages 5 to 11 could begin to receive the shots this week. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS)”
The C.D.C. Issues New School Guidance, With Emphasis on Full Reopening
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2021
The guidance acknowledges that many students have suffered from months of virtual learning. Source: New York Times
FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for Children 12 to 15
By Gotham Rex on May 10, 2021
The shots may allow millions of youngsters to get back to school, camps, sleepovers and hangouts with friends. Source: New York Times
New Findings on 2 Ways Children Become Seriously Ill From the Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2021
A large study found that young people hospitalized with acute Covid-19 have symptoms and characteristics that differ from those with a Covid-linked inflammatory syndrome. Source: New York Times
Covid-Linked Syndrome in Children Is Growing, and Cases Are More Severe
By Gotham Rex on February 17, 2021
The condition, which usually emerges several weeks after infection, is still rare, but can be dangerous. “A higher percentage of them are really critically ill,” one doctor said. Source: New York Times
Why the Coronavirus Stalks Children of Color
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2020
Cases are rising among children everywhere. But those in minority communities are much more likely to become infected and severely ill, new data show. Source: New York Times
Dermatology Has a Problem With Skin Color
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2020
Common conditions often manifest differently on dark skin. Yet physicians are trained mostly to diagnose them on white skin. Source: New York Times
Why Antibody Tests Won’t Help You Much
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2020
Most antibody tests are useful only for large population surveys, diagnosis in certain children or when initial diagnostic testing fails, according to an expert panel. Source: New York Times