New vaccines and a focus on long COVID: The year in pediatric COVID-19
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As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its 5th year, its effect on children continues to be widely studied.
We compiled a list of stories about pediatric COVID-19 that we reported over the course of the past year.
‘We have our work cut out for us’: Raising awareness of pediatric long COVID
The medical world has to overcome the perception that children are not susceptible to long COVID, physicians said during a U.S. News and World Report webinar on the topic this past spring. Read more.
CDC recommends updated COVID-19 vaccines
The CDC on Tuesday recommended the updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccines for people aged older than 6 months. Read more.
Q&A: Recent study can ‘help guide discussions’ about pediatric COVID-19 vaccination
A study published in Pediatrics examined COVID-19 vaccine messaging to parents about their children and found that parents with children who were not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 were more likely to vaccinate their child after hearing a positive testimonial from another parent. The message was found particularly effective among unvaccinated parents. Read more.
In survey, many parents report not adhering to COVID-19 guidelines
Around one-quarter of surveyed U.S. parents reported not adhering to COVID-19 public health measures for their children, like quarantines, or neglecting to tell others that they knew or suspected their child was sick, researchers reported in a study published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
Longer interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses could improve protection
A longer interval between doses of COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years was associated with higher effectiveness against symptomatic infection, according to a real-world study published in Pediatrics. Read more.
COVID-19 vaccination reduces risk for ED visit, hospitalization by 40% among children
Children who received two or more doses of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccine were 40% less likely to be hospitalized or visit an ED due to the disease, according to findings published in MMWR. Read more.
Wastewater study finds masks prevent COVID-19 in schools
A study that used wastewater signals to identify cases of COVID-19 found that even a small increase in the proportion of people wearing masks at elementary schools in one California county significantly reduced the chance of a case. Read more.
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