August 19th 2025
The AAP recommends that all children aged 6 months to 23 months receive a COVID-19 vaccine, as this group has the highest risk for severe infection.
Kindergarten vaccinations fall, serve as reminder to offer catch-up vaccine schedules
February 16th 2023A recent study shows that nearly 250,000 children of kindergarten age have not gotten their recommended vaccines. What can pediatric health care providers do to advocate for more vaccine compliance?
Bivalent COVID-19 booster safety profile consistent with monovalent vaccine
January 17th 2023The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided an updated safety profile on the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years, showing similar adverse events to the monovalent vaccine.
FDA grants emergency use authorization to Moderna’s COVID-19 booster in pediatric patients
October 13th 2022Moderna has announced that their latest BA.4/BA.5 Omicron-targeting bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine, mRNA-1273.222, has been granted Emergency Use Authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration.