Pediatrics
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COVID-19 may discourage pediatric flu vaccination
Approximately one-third of parents whose children received no flu vaccine last year said the pandemic made them less likely to vaccinate their...
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Children’s share of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise
“Unclear how much of the increase in child cases is due to increased testing capacity,” AAP says.
Feature
More female specialists, but gender gap persists in pay, survey finds
The gap in specialists narrowed slightly.
Opinion
2020-2021 respiratory viral season: Onset, presentations, and testing likely to differ in pandemic
Expect variations on the traditional parade of seasonal respiratory viruses, with increased numbers of coinfections.
From the Journals
Reassuring findings on SSRIs and diabetes risk in children
For the current study, the researchers analyzed claims data on almost 1.6 million patients aged 10-19 years.
Conference Coverage
Distinguishing COVID-19 from flu in kids remains challenging
Clinicians need to prepare for managing coinfections of COVID-19 with flu and/or other respiratory viral infections in the upcoming flu season.
Feature
U.S. tops 500,000 COVID-19 cases in children
Milestone provides “a chilling reminder of why we need to take this virus seriously,” said the AAP president.
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MIS-C cardiac evaluation requires more than EF
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Asymptomatic children may transmit COVID-19 in communities
A South Korean case series of 91 children with COVID-19 identified detectable viral RNA for approximately 2 weeks’ duration.
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Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in kids tied to local rates
It is unclear how many children remain asymptomatic in comparison with those who were in a presymptomatic phase at the time of testing.
Commentary
Weighing children in school: No good can come of it
SARS-CoV-2 has been found in cardiac tissue of a child with multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19, believed to be first evidence...