COVID-19 Updates
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Children and COVID: Vaccines now available to all ages
Among parents, eagerness to vaccinate their young children is not universal.
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New saliva-based COVID-19 test provides rapid results
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Diabetes tied to risk of long COVID, too
Roughly 43% of studies in a literature review identified diabetes as a risk factor for postacute sequelae of COVID-19.
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Low risk of major health issues seen with mRNA vaccines
The study did not establish a causal link between the vaccines and heart attacks, strokes and the other major adverse events.
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FDA panel votes unanimously for COVID shots for youngest kids
A similar panel of CDC advisors meets June 18 and 19 and is expected to consider both companies’ requests for authorization.
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Rare post–COVID-19 syndrome in children less common now
The fact that MIS-C risk was significantly lower in vaccinated children suggests the vaccine is helping to keep the immune system from causing the...
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Children and COVID: New cases hold steady in nonholiday week
FDA panels prepare to examine emergency use authorizations for vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.
From the Journals
Surgery during a pandemic? COVID vaccination status matters – or not
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COVID tied to a profound impact on children’s sleep
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FDA panel strongly backs protein-based Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
“Having a protein-based alternative may be more comfortable for some in terms of their acceptance of vaccines.”