School Health News

The AAP has provided tips for parents and their children, who are returning to school this month — whether the format is in person or online.

Cardiac MRI may help assess risk for myocarditis in athletes recovering from COVID-19 to determine whether it is safe to participate in competitive sports, researchers found.

The AAP announced that a total of 513,415 pediatric cases of COVID-19 have been reported, according to an analysis of state-level data.

The AAP issued its influenza vaccine recommendations for the 2020-2021 season, still emphasizing the importance of vaccinating everyone aged older than 6 months.

Results from a national survey published in JAMA Pediatrics showed that 31% of U.S. parents said they would probably or definitely keep their child home from school this fall, whereas 49% said they would probably or definitely send them.

The Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will shift from an in-person to a virtual format for 2020, organizer Healio LIVE announced.

The AAP updated and expanded its previous guidance on the reopening of schools, which was published in May.

In 2019, approximately 43% of schools globally did not have access to basic hand washing with soap and water, and 818 million children lacked basic hand-washing facilities at school, according to data from a WHO/UNICEF monitoring program.

The United States needs to control COVID-19 before it will be safe to resume in-person schooling and college sports, an expert said Thursday.

According to a new AAP report, there were 179,990 new pediatric cases of COVID-19 between July 9 and Aug. 6 in the United States — a 90% increase over 4 weeks.