When she was successful, Dr. Iram said, the result was about 10 microliters of cerebrospinal fluid — roughly one-fifth of the size of a drop of water. To collect enough…
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Hospitalizations of young children with the virus surged during the U.S. Omicron wave.
Babies and children younger than age 5 were hospitalized with coronavirus at much higher rates during the latest U.S. surge, when the highly transmissible Omicron variant was dominant, compared with…
Omicron COVID Causing Severe Croup in Young Children
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) –The Omicron COVID-19 variant can cause croup in young children, including severe cases that require hospitalization and intensive care, a new study shows. “The…
Parents: Will You Vaccinate Your Young Kids?
The pandemic has been a difficult time for families, full of complicated decisions. We are exploring why some families are choosing to vaccinate while others are not. With the timeline…
New Vaccine Findings Pose Tough Questions for Parents of Young Children
For American parents, particularly those with young children, the last couple of months have been dizzying and beyond frustrating. In early February, federal regulators announced that they would evaluate Pfizer-BioNTech’s…
Young People of Color Lag in Getting COVID Boosters
March 8, 2022 Young people of color are not getting COVID vaccine booster shots at the same rate as young white people, USA Today reported. That alarms federal health authorities.…
Young Ukrainians Share Struggles Amid War
Feb. 25, 2021 — Hypervigilance, sadness, rage, anger. Many young Ukrainians have taken to Instagram to express their emotions as Russian forces continue their push deeper into the country. Political…