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AAP recommends all healthy children 6 months, older receive influenza vaccine
Of the 253 influenza-related pediatric deaths through June 21, 2025, 42.7% occurred in children without a high-risk medical condition.
What's going on with polio, monkeypox, and COVID-19
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: Vaccine-only visits can help ease back-to-school gaps
Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, highlights how pediatricians can better prepare families and systems for missed vaccines during the back-to-school rush.
What Omicron could mean for the pandemic
Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, to discuss what's known about the variant. She also discusses the latest on the vaccine for children aged younger than 5 years.
Nirsevimab demonstrates high effectiveness against RSV in healthy term infants
Nirsevimab reduced RSV-related illness by up to 98% and lowered hospitalizations and health care use among healthy term infants in a real-world study.
Early antibiotic exposure disrupts infant immune memory, study shows
Early antibiotic exposure disrupts infant immune development by altering gut microbiota, highlighting inosine's potential as a therapeutic target for immune restoration.