Respiratory Infections News

Interim estimates published Thursday in MMWR indicate that this season’s influenza vaccine has not been effective.

While no one is immune to the effects of COVID-19, patients with obesity are at increased risk for exacerbated infection and predisposition to severe related illness.

K-12 schools that required universal masking reported significant reductions in COVID-19 cases last year during the delta wave of the pandemic, according to two studies published this week.

Pfizer announced Wednesday that it has initiated a phase 2/3 study of its COVID-19 antiviral for pediatric patients.

The AAP reiterated its support for pediatric COVID-19 vaccination after Florida’s surgeon general said this week that the state would recommend against it.

Six Boston area hospitals will recruit more than 900 participants for a multiyear study of the effects of long COVID.

The incidence of COVID-19 was eight times higher in unvaccinated students compared with their vaccinated peers, according to a research brief published in Pediatrics.

On the heels of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, his administration announced a new National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, which includes a test-to-treat initiative.

In light of new masking recommendations from the CDC, the AAP has updated its own masking guidance but says that masking is still an “important layer of protection” for children.

Real-world evidence published Tuesday in MMWR demonstrated that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has protected children and adolescents against COVID-19, including kids aged 5 to 11 years.