The CDC also studied Covid measures in Los Angeles County, where prevention strategies kept the rate of cases in schools lower than the rate of cases in the county. Case rates among children and adolescents in schools with Covid mitigation protocols were more than three times lower la...
The two-dose vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech was studied in more than 2,000 kids ages 12 to 15. There were no cases of COVID-19 among vaccinated kids compared with 16 in the group given dummy shots. Kids also developed higher levels of virus-fighting antib...
Average daily COVID-19 cases hit a new record high in the U.S., topping 300,000 last week. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the latest on the Omicron variant, CDC isolation guidelines and coronavirus vaccine boosters for kids ages 12 to 15.J...
CDC Recommends Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 YearsVasconcellos, DavidNeonatology Today
LOS ANGELES, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted on Thursday to support recommending the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in people ages 6 through 17 years old.
Parents pay attention to kids at the pool when seconds count Drownings are the leading cause of death for children ages 1-5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 25, 2023 Vaccine experts add COVID-19 shot to list of recommended vaccines for children A CDC...
“We owe it to our nation’s children to take personal responsibility to do everything we can to lower the level of Covid-19, so that we can all get back to school safely,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said. “Schools provide a safe environment...
Even if you have had COVID-19 previously or have been vaccinated, it is important to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine because the immunity from previous vaccines and infections decreases over time. Another benefit has to do with immune innovation—when the virus changes, it can escape the an...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers voted to recommend Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 5. Meg Oliver shares more.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside vaccine advisers voted unanimously Thursday to expand their recommendations for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to virtually all ages of children, adding the first alternative to Pfizer's shots for millions of adolescents and school-age kids.On ...