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Infectious disease
Pfizer/BioNTech show high immune response in a booster dose against Omicron in clinical trial for children 5-11 years
April 15, 2022
Pfizer/BioNTech announce positive results for a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for children
Did FDA approval impact COVID-19 vaccine acceptance?
April 14, 2022
Poll respondents ‘hesitant,’ ‘resistant’ to get Pfizer-BioNTech shots
Fever and facial swelling in a neonate
April 11, 2022
An 18-day-old girl whose right cheek had become increasingly red and warm over 24 hours was directly admitted to an inpatient unit. She had firmness and pain to the affected area, fussiness, increased sleeping, and poor feeding, preferring the bottle to breastfeeding. What's the diagnosis?
Using COVID-19 vaccine wastage data to improve future programs
April 08, 2022
Wastage data published for first two months of 2021.
Vaccines for COVID-19 and RSV: An update
April 08, 2022
William J. Muller, MD, PhD, discusses COVID-19 vaccinations for children and what is on the horizon for a potential RSV vaccine.
Considering vaccination hesitation as avoiding risk, driven by fear and helplessness
April 05, 2022
We seek to reduce vaccine side effects—but what about the social media-compounded fears of anti-COVID vaccination?
What led to negative COVID-19 vaccine perceptions on Twitter
March 30, 2022
A study examined 4 million posts on social media site in 2021.
Was the Delta spike in pediatric cases linked to more severe illness?
March 30, 2022
Was the spike in pediatric cases during the Delta wave of COVID-19 linked to an increase in severe illness? A report offers some answers.
When COVID-19 manifests in the skin
March 26, 2022
A look at the way that skin may react to COVID-19 and the vaccine for the disease.