Efficacy and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in Children

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

New CDC data show fewer kindergartners are fully vaccinated as exemption rates increased during the 2024-2025 school year.

Lori Handy, MD: Vaccine-only visits can help ease back-to-school gaps

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?

Lori Handy, MD, MSCE

Addressing parental concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine

Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, highlights how pediatricians can better prepare families and systems for missed vaccines during the back-to-school rush.

Specific groups with chronic conditions who could most benefit from RSV prophylaxis

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.

ACIP updates: Committee recommends clesrovimab for RSV, reaffirms routine influenza vaccination

A newly-published study identified specific groups of higher-risk children that could benefit most from monoclonal antibodies.

ACIP updates: Committee votes 5-2 to recommend clesrovimab to protect against RSV | Image Credit: © JJHVEPhoto - © JHVEPhoto - stock.adobe.com.

CDC: Kindergarten vaccination decreases, exemptions increase

The final recommendation sign off decision will go to HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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

New CDC data show fewer kindergartners are fully vaccinated as exemption rates increased during the 2024-2025 school year.

Lori Handy, MD: Vaccine-only visits can help ease back-to-school gaps

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?

Lori Handy, MD, MSCE

Addressing parental concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine

Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, highlights how pediatricians can better prepare families and systems for missed vaccines during the back-to-school rush.

Specific groups with chronic conditions who could most benefit from RSV prophylaxis

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.

ACIP updates: Committee recommends clesrovimab for RSV, reaffirms routine influenza vaccination

A newly-published study identified specific groups of higher-risk children that could benefit most from monoclonal antibodies.