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Urgent Action Needed to Catch Up on Routine Childhood Vaccinations
July 15, 2021 Georgetown University of Health Policy Urgent Action Needed to Catch Up on Routine Childhood Vaccinations
More infectious Delta variant makes up 83% of new US coronavirus cases as vaccine hesitancy persists
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Updated 8:28 PM ET, Tue July 20, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/20/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html
Child cases of Covid-19 are rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Updated 6:41 PM ET, Thu July 22, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/20/health/covid-children-cases-schools-reopening/index.html
Gov. Wolf: 75 Percent of Pennsylvanians Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccination
June 25, 2021 Gov. Wolf: 75 Percent of Pennsylvanians Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccination
Delta, as expected, is now the dominant virus variant in the U.S., the C.D.C. estimates.
By Emily Anthes July 7, 2021
Papers Probe Temporal Link Between COVID-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis
https://www.tctmd.com/news/papers-probe-temporal-link-between-covid-19-vaccines-and-myocarditis Researchers stressed that the risks are small, and that the benefit of vaccination far outweighs concerns about myocarditis. byMichael O’Riordan JUNE 17, 2021
In the U.S., vaccines for the youngest are expected this fall.
By Apoorva Mandavilli June 8, 2021
Drop in childhood vaccinations during pandemic may raise risk of other outbreaks when schools reopen, CDC says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/10/childhood-vaccination-falloff-increased-risk-disease-outbreaks/ By Lena H. Sun June 10, 2021 at 1:01 p.m. EDT
IAC Express Ask the Experts: IAC Answers More Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines
Issue 1,571: June 8, 2021 https://www.immunize.org/express/issue1571.asp