Delta, as expected, is now the dominant virus variant in the U.S., the C.D.C. estimates.
By Emily Anthes July 7, 2021
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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
Unvaccinated kids aged 2 and up should keep wearing masks, pediatrics group says
By Kayla Rivas | Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/health/unvaccinated-kids-masks-pediatrics-group Kids aged 2 and older who are ineligible for, or have yet to complete, COVID-19 vaccinations should continue to wear masks, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use […]
CDC expects Covid vaccine data on pregnant women this summer and on kids under 12 in the fall
PUBLISHED WED, MAY 19 20212:24 PM EDTUPDATED WED, MAY 19 20216:19 PM EDT Rich Mendez https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/19/cdc-expects-covid-vaccine-data-on-pregnant-women-this-summer-and-kids-under-12-by-this-fall.html
‘I Just Got My Vaccine’: U.S. Rollout Expands to Children Ages 12 to 15
By Sarah Mervosh May 13, 2021
723 Epidemiologists on When and How the U.S. Can Fully Return to Normal
By Claire Cain Miller, Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz May 15, 2021
Less than a third of parents say they’d let their child get Covid-19 vaccine right away, survey finds
By Jason Hanna, CNN Updated 1:40 PM ET, Thu May 6, 2021 https://us.cnn.com/2021/05/06/health/kaiser-coronavirus-vaccine-survey/index.html False stories on vaccine are rampant in an unexpected place 06:00 (CNN)As Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers try to get their shots authorized for younger children in the US, less than a third of parents say they would get their child vaccinated as soon […]