Immunization - Pediatric Immunization Features

• Should We Vaccinate Kids Aged 6 Months to 5 Years for COVID-19? Christopher J. Harrison, MD, wonders about the pros and cons of vaccinating children aged 6 months to 5 years old against COVID-19.
  MDedge, July 18, 2022
• Monkeypox: What's a Pediatrician To Do? Kristina A. Bryant, MD, considers the musts for pediatricians checking patients who may have monkeypox.
  MDedge, July 13, 2022
• Managing Difficult Patient Expectations in the Era of COVID How can someone be "a good nurse" or "a good clinician" when patient expectations are difficult or unreasonable?
  Medscape Blogs, June 09, 2022
• The Latest on COVID-19 and the Heart in Children Dr William Basco reports on the 2022 Pediatric Academic Societies session on cardiac-associated issues stemming from acute and delayed effects of COVID-19 in children.
  Medscape Pediatrics, May 31, 2022
• Update on Rabies, TBE, and Cholera Vaccines Before Travel Healthcare providers should be aware of important updates to vaccine recommendations that could affect patients preparing to travel internationally this summer.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 27, 2022
• Our Biggest Mistakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic   Bioethicist Art Caplan shares his list of mistakes made and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 04, 2022
• You vs Us: Whom Did COVID Vaccines Protect?   Throwing a spanner into the hopes for high levels of population immunity.
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Animal Reservoirs, Immunocompromised Hosts: COVID Dangers Ahead   Stanford's Benjamin Pinsky on the potential for even more transmissible and pathogenic versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to arise.
  Medscape, April 21, 2022
• Run Into a Rabid Animal? What to Know Rabid animals are a summertime hazard. Here's how to protect yourself.
  Medscape Blogs, April 11, 2022
• Waiting for the Under-5 COVID-19 Vaccine It is difficult to know how many parents will eventually immunize their young children once the vaccine is approved.
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 18, 2022
• Some Physicians Still Lack Access to COVID-19 Vaccines As a primary care physician on the front lines seeing COVID patients, I have had to deal with not only the disease but the politics around it.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 02, 2022
• ACIP 2022 Child/Teen Immunization Schedule: What's New? Dr William Basco outlines key changes in the 2022 ACIP child/adolescent immunization schedule and offers important reminders about pediatric vaccination.
  Medscape Pediatrics, February 23, 2022
• Cruising During a Pandemic Another COVID surge threatens to sink a frontline physician's highly anticipated cruise vacation.
  Medscape Blogs, February 23, 2022
• Boost Now for COVID or Wait?   Drs Robert Glatter, Paul Offit, and Paul Sax discuss the current data about boosters for COVID-19.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, February 11, 2022
• COVID Is a Disaster. It Could Have Been Worse.   F. Perry Wilson muses on how the COVID pandemic might have been even worse. What if kids had been more vulnerable than adults? What if the vaccines hadn't worked?
  Medscape, January 25, 2022
• Impact of COVID Vaccines on Menstrual Cycles   A study suggesting that the COVID vaccines alter women's menstrual cycles got a lot of media attention. Dr Andrew Kaunitz comments on the significance of the study findings.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, January 21, 2022
• Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among Kids and Teens   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Adelaide Robb, MD, Division Chief, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's National Hospital, about addressing the growing mental health crisis among children and adolescents.
  WebMD, January 19, 2022
• Is COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Just Needle Phobia?   F. Perry Wilson asks why so many people object to vaccines, yet they accept other medicines without a hue and cry.
  Medscape, January 19, 2022
• A Family's Holiday Fortress Is Tested by Cunning Omicron With the Omicron variant, it's a confusing, frustrating, and scary time for every family.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 11, 2022
• Under the Surface, a Reflection on the Movie 'Encanto' Going to the movies with my son reminded me of the value of art and entertainment in our lives, and that it's okay to take a break from our burdens--something that's been missing during this pandemic.
  Medscape Blogs, January 11, 2022