FDA (Jan. 03, 2022) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to: Expand the use of a single booster dose to include use in individuals 12 through 15 years of age. Shorten the time between the completion of primary vaccination of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 […]
TIME (Jan. 7th, 2022) – Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for the vaccine. https://time.com/6137814/covid-hospitalizations-us-children/
The Washington Post (Dec. 28th, 2021) – Federal health officials on Monday shortened the recommended time Americans infected with the coronavirus should isolate from 10 days to five if they are asymptomatic — a decision they said was driven by a growing body of research about when people are most infectious. CDC cuts isolation time recommended for […]
The Hill (Dec. 24, 2021) – Short-staffed children’s hospitals were slammed with increased emergency department visits for mental health, suicide and self-injury cases in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period last year. Officials warn children’s mental health worsens amid pandemic | TheHill
The Washington Post (Dec. 24, 2021) – Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania and New York have been hit particularly hard. As of Thursday, there were 1,987 confirmed or suspected pediatric covid-19 patients hospitalized nationally, a 31 percent jump in 10 days, according to a Washington Post analysis. Omicron and children: Pediatric hospitals in parts of U.S. filling […]
HealthDay (12/10) reported that “nearly half of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, but the initial rush to get teens immunized has stalled,” according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report. Just “1% of parents now plan to get their teen vaccinated as soon as possible; 13% […]
CNN (12/15) reports that US health officials are bracing for a trio of public health concerns this winter: more infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, surging infections with the Delta variant, and a “slow but steady” comeback of the flu. There is growing concern that a rise in Omicron cases, paired with climbing […]
The Hill (12/16) reports that Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Thursday evening that they had submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking full approval for the administration of their two-dose COVID-19 vaccine in children aged between 12 and 15. The companies said in a release that their application included follow-up data […]
Members of the Pennsylvania Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee met Thursday evening and unanimously passed the following resolution calling for the immediate closure of all schools and non-essential services as part of a massive public health measure to stop the spread of COVID. Pennsylvania educators call for immediate closure of schools to stop the spread of […]
Hospitals are reporting very long emergency-room wait times, while staffing shortages in nursing homes are forcing some to stop accepting new residents. Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with surge in COVID-19 cases (wtae.com)