Tina Q Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

This issue has a number of outstanding must-read articles related to pediatric vaccines.

Members of the Contemporary Pediatrics Editorial Advisory Board react to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' September 2025 meeting.

Florida is not aiming to ban vaccinations, but its surgeon general stated "Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body? I don’t have that right."

In this episode of Infectious Insights, our host Tina Tan, MD, is joined by general pediatrician Candice Jones, MD, to discuss an unprecedented vaccine season.

In this video, the last in a 3-part series, panelists discuss future directions in the field and the importance of multispecialty collaboration.

In this video, part 2 in a 3-part series, panelists discuss clesrovimab's recent approval and gaps in clinician education.

In this video, the first in a 3-part series, panelists discuss recent advancements in RSV management.

"These younger individuals are at much higher risk of getting disease and having complications," said Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP.

Our editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, reacts to a new FDA COVID-19 framework that will limit eligibility for seasonal vaccination in pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the April, 2025, issue of Contemporary Pediatrics, with a special focus on pediatric allergy awareness.

"The measles outbreak that is currently happening in Texas and New Mexico is occurring in an area of the states that have very high anti-vaccine sentiments," Tan said.

"Vaccines are our absolute best defense for protecting people of all ages against many serious infectious diseases," Tan said in a statement as president of IDSA.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the final Contemporary Pediatrics journal of the year.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the August 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the August 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the July 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the June 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the April 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the April 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights our March Mental Health issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Contemporary Pediatrics editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights our special nutrition issue, published for January/February, 2024.

A look at recent approvals and promising clinical trials for future vaccines.

Tina Tan, MD, and Sean O’Leary, MD, discuss the future of COVID-19 vaccines and the possibility of a combination vaccine.

Tina Tan, MD, and Sean O’Leary, MD, give examples of how to address parental hesitancy to vaccinate children against COVID-19.

Sean O’Leary, MD, shares his approach to addressing respiratory infections that are cocirculating with COVID-19 and which viruses clinicians should test for in children.

Experts in pediatrics review current COVID-19 vaccination guidelines, recommendations for dose intervals, and barriers to vaccinating children.

Sean O’Leary, MD, discusses the importance of protection against severe disease vs infection of COVID-19, as well as safety considerations of COVID-19 vaccines in the pediatric population.

Pediatric experts review available COVID-19 vaccines for children and provide guidance on administration and advising parents/caregivers on when to vaccinate children.

Tina Tan, MD, and Sean O’Leary, MD, comment on the importance of vaccinating children against COVID-19, as well as how vaccine recommendations are changing.

Sean O’Leary, MD, reviews the different types of tests used to detect COVID-19 and their sensitivity and accuracy.