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Ma- Only children who received a primary series of three monovalent doses would be eligible. Ma- The pandemic has been especially impactful for children from Black, Latino, Native American and low-income families.įDA authorizes bivalent Pfizer COVID vaccine boosters for children under 5 Group details wide-ranging impact of COVID pandemic on children calls for government action Supplement in Pediatrics looks at issues adolescents face due to pandemicĪp- Articles focus on sexual health, mental health, racism/policing, civic engagement and the impact of 21st Century Cures Act on confidentiality.īattling long COVID: Pediatricians talk strategies, prevention measures for children with lingering symptomsĪp- Even with vaccination and treatments available for COVID, pediatricians are seeing children with lingering symptoms such as loss of appetite, gastrointestinal symptoms, joint pain, sleep disturbances and post-exertional malaise.ĪAP study shows telehealth use common practice in pediatric primary careĪp- By 2021, 78% of primary care pediatricians reported using telehealth for patient care in the past month. The FDA amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.ĬDC OKs COVID vaccine dosing changes complexities remain for young childrenĪp- Only bivalent versions of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines will be used and most children and adults will need just one bivalent dose regardless of their vaccination history.įDA simplifies COVID vaccine dosing all mRNA vaccines will be bivalentĪp- Most unvaccinated people will need only one dose, although unvaccinated young children will continue to need multiple.įDA warns against using some N95 respirators, masksĪp- Some surgical N95 respirators, surgical masks and pediatric face masks from O&M Halyard may not protect people against contact with fluids as intended.ĪAP webinar series offers tips to combat COVID vaccine misinformationĪp- Additional webinars are scheduled for April 18 and 25.ĪAP tracks COVID-19 vaccine commercialization, provides Medicaid 'unwinding' resourcesĪp- Commercialization is expected to take place this fall, when the federal government anticipates it will run out of funding to purchase more vaccines. The CDC has updated its guidance on bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses for children ages 6 months and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.Īdditional COVID vaccine dose OK'd for immunocompromised children under 5 They also should use CDC data on COVID hospitalizations and levels of other respiratory viruses.ĬDC OKs additional COVID vaccine doses for immunocompromised children Health care facilities creating mask policies should consider the risk level of the patients they care for, input from patients and personnel and the plans of other facilities in the community.
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Code selection is based on the vaccine product, the patient’s age and which dose in the series is administered.ĬDC updates guidance on masking in health care facilities J- Updated COVID vaccines that more closely match circulating variants could be available this fall.Ĭhanges to COVID vaccine recommendations prompt new, revised CPT codes J- The CDC is looking at recommending only one dose for children ages 2-4 years instead of two to three doses.įDA calls for updated COVID vaccine to target XBB variants 3.ĬDC considers simplified COVID vaccine schedule

J- Federal officials are encouraging health care providers to place COVID vaccine orders before regular government ordering ends on Aug. HHS releases transition plan for COVID vaccine commercialization This includes about 61.8% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 32.9% of children ages 5-11, 6% of children ages 2-4 and 4.7% of children under 2, CDC data show. population has completed a primary series, according to the CDC. Among children, nearly 15.6 million cases have been reported as of May 4, according to AAP data. CASE COUNT: As of May 11, 2023, more than 104.6 million COVID-19 cases and more than 1.1 million deaths have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
