2022 in review: Pediatricians answer questions about polio, mpox, COVID-19 vaccines
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Q&As are a good opportunity for experts to communicate directly with readers about emerging topics in medicine.
Below is a list of Q&As related to pediatrics that were published in 2022.
Q&A: Poliovirus discovery in NY ‘hard to believe’
Alanna E. Levine, MD, a spokesperson for the AAP and pediatrician in Rockland County, New York, recounted the measures being taken locally to address the threat of polio in her county. Read more.
Q&A: Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers
Following the FDA’s authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as aged 6 months, Healio Pediatrics Peer Perspective Board Member Leonard R. Krilov, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island, addressed frequently asked questions for parents and providers. Read more.
Q&A: What to know about parechovirus, subject of CDC alert
Roberta L. DeBiasi, MD, MS, chief of the division of pediatric infectious diseases at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., responded to questions after the CDC issued a health advisory about parechovirus. Read more.
Q&A: Monkeypox in children
Kristina A. Bryant, MD, hospital epidemiologist at Norton Children’s Hospital and professor of pediatrics in the division of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Louisville, addressed questions regarding pediatric mpox. Read more.
Q&A: Understanding pediatric hepatitis cases linked to adenovirus
Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, a pediatric infectious disease physician and researcher at Children's Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, discusses the cases of severe, acute hepatitis with an unknown cause among children across the U.S., and their link to adenovirus. Read more.
Q&A: AAP’s new guidance on patients with Down syndrome
Marilyn J. Bull, MD, FAAP, a member of the AAP’s Council on Genetics and neurodevelopmental physician and director of the Down syndrome program at Riley Hospital for Children, discussed the council’s guidance for pediatricians and families affected by a diagnosis of Down syndrome. Read more.