Pediatric ID News

Vertical transmission of COVID-19 is possible but rare, with fewer than 2% of babies born to mothers with COVID-19 testing positive for the virus, according to a meta-analysis published in The BMJ.

Healio has added three new topics to its Building Confidence: A COVID-19 Vaccine Discussion Guide.

COVID-19 vaccines remain effective against severe illness, hospitalization and death among U.S. adults, according to two studies published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Surveillance data continue to show that COVID-19 hospitalizations among young children increased fivefold during the omicron wave of SARS-CoV-2 compared with the peak of the delta wave, researchers reported in MMWR.

Select pharmacies will soon be able to provide antivirals to patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 on the spot at no cost through the recently announced test-to-treat initiative.

Findings have shown that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe and effective during pregnancy, and evidence also suggests that the benefits of maternal vaccination extend to newborns.

Common drugs like paracetamol and ibuprofen may reduce a patient’s immune response if taken before or immediately following a vaccination, according to findings published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is hindering humanitarian access and disrupting medical supply chains that are critical to health care in the besieged country, according to WHO.

The FDA has authorized the marketing of One Male Condom, which the agency said is the first condom specifically indicated to help reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections during anal sex.

Healio has launched a new resource that clinicians can use as a tool to guide conversations with patients who are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.