Efficacy and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in Children

June 5th 2025

What's going on with polio, monkeypox, and COVID-19

Six-month results from the phase 2 VLA1553-221 trial aligned with initial data and demonstrated immune response at day 180 among patients aged 1 to 11 years.

August 19th 2022

CDC: Healthy children can receive COVID-19 vaccine via 'shared clinical decision-making'

The news is full of stories about monkeypox, the recent changes to COVID-19 guidance, and the return of polio cases. What do clinicians need to know?

June 2nd 2025

Addressing parental concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine

In this article, we recap a timeline of recent federal agency changes to routine COVID-19 vaccination intended for the pediatric population.

May 14th 2021

CDC pulls COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for healthy children, pregnant individuals

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Dr. Donna Hallas to discuss how to communicate with parents as well as how to address vaccines missed because of the pandemic.

FDA approves MenQuadfi meningococcal vaccine for children 6 weeks or older

RFK Jr. stated he "couldn't be more pleased" to announce that COVID-19 vaccination among healthy children and pregnant women has been removed from CDC's immunization schedule.

Six-month IXCHIQ chikungunya vaccine data demonstrates sustained antibody levels

The approved indication now includes children down to 6 weeks of age to protect against invasive meningococcal disease via serogroups A, C, W, and Y.

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What's going on with polio, monkeypox, and COVID-19

Six-month results from the phase 2 VLA1553-221 trial aligned with initial data and demonstrated immune response at day 180 among patients aged 1 to 11 years.

August 19th 2022

CDC: Healthy children can receive COVID-19 vaccine via 'shared clinical decision-making'

The news is full of stories about monkeypox, the recent changes to COVID-19 guidance, and the return of polio cases. What do clinicians need to know?

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Addressing parental concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine

In this article, we recap a timeline of recent federal agency changes to routine COVID-19 vaccination intended for the pediatric population.

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CDC pulls COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for healthy children, pregnant individuals

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Dr. Donna Hallas to discuss how to communicate with parents as well as how to address vaccines missed because of the pandemic.

FDA approves MenQuadfi meningococcal vaccine for children 6 weeks or older

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