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Infectious disease
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine expanded to kids aged 12 to 15
May 11, 2021
The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorization of the 2-dose vaccine to include children aged 12 to 15 years.
ISV COVID-19 vaccine update highlights Chinese vaccines
May 05, 2021
The International Society for Vaccines (ISV) presented its fifth update on COVID-19 vaccines around the world. This update focused on vaccines produced in China.
Pediatric admissions of substance abuse, suicide, and psychosis in a New York City hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 03, 2021
The Bronx experienced 1 of the highest mortality rates of COVID-19 during the beginning of the pandemic. Some early research suggests that quarantine and school closures had a major psychosocial impact on children during this time. A study presented at the virtual 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting looks at how children and teenagers living in low socioeconomic settings were affected by the pandemic.