Category: Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Safe, Effective in Children 12-17

A Phase 2/3 study of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273) in adolescents age 12-17 was 93% effective and well tolerated, according to the company.

Pediatrics

Pfizer Vaccine Authorization for Kids 12-15 Imminent, Ages 2-11 Potentially This Fall

The FDA is expected to authorize the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 12-15 as early as this week, and the company plans to request authorization for ages 2-11 this fall.

Pediatrics

Wildfire Smoke Sending Asthmatic Kids to ER at Significant Rate

Smoke from forest fires has sent children with asthma to the emergency room in significant numbers during a six-year period, according to researchers who concluded "there is no safe level of [air] pollution" for asthmatic kids.

Pediatric Care

Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Provides Desensitization to Peanut in Toddlers

Peanut sublingual immunotherapy (PNSLIT) is effective at desensitizing toddlers to peanut allergy and could provide sustained unresponsiveness, according to data presented at the AAAAI 2021 virtual meeting.

Prenatal

Mothers Pass SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies to Newborns

Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 who were either asymptomatic or symptomatic passed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their newborns during pregnancy via the placenta.

Neonatal

How Coronavirus Changed Life for Respiratory Therapists in the NICU/PICU

The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated some of the routine ways respiratory therapists are able to provide care to children in the NICU/PICU.