Pediatrics
News from the FDA/CDC
Many children with COVID-19 don’t have cough or fever
The characteristic COVID-19 symptoms are not as common in pediatric patients, compared with adults.
From the Journals
AAP issues guidance on managing infants born to mothers with COVID-19
Infants born to mothers with COVID-19 should be tested for the virus at 24 hours and, if still in the birth facility, at 48 hours after birth.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity down from its third peak of the season, COVID-19 still a factor
Feature
Advice from the front lines: How cancer centers can cope with COVID-19
The medical director of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance offers advice for cancer centers dealing with COVID-19.
From the Journals
No staff COVID-19 diagnoses after plan at Chinese cancer center
Feature
Maintaining cancer care in the face of COVID-19
Oncologists are moving cancer patients to other hospitals, reevaluating the need for cancer treatments, and embracing telemedicine to protect...
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity measures continue COVID-19–related divergence
Fewer samples are testing positive, but flu-related visits are increasing.
From the Journals
Reports suggest possible in utero transmission of novel coronavirus 2019
Three neonates whose mothers had COVID-19 had elevated IgM antibody concentrations.
From the Journals
Despite strict controls, some infants born to mothers with COVID-19 appear infected
But the sources of novel coronavirus 2019 in the neonates’ upper respiratory tracts or anuses likely were maternal in origin.
Commentary
Preventable diseases could gain a foothold because of COVID-19
Measles and influenza are two deadly infectious diseases for which there are vaccines.
From the Journals
COVID-19 in China: Children have less severe disease, but are vulnerable
The findings of this case review underscore the possibility that children “may play a major role in community-based viral transmission” of novel...