C.D.C. Is Expected to Recommend Vaccines for Young Children
The advisers are all but guaranteed to vote yes, despite reservations about the paucity of data, especially regarding the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Tag: Children and Childhood
A Better Way to Measure Immunity in Children
Some scientists believe that a clearer picture of Covid vaccine efficacy could have emerged sooner if investigators had tracked certain immune cells, not just antibodies.
F.D.A. Panel Recommends Agency Clear Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines for Young Children
Neither Pfizers nor Modernas pediatric doses have been tested against the subvariants that may soon be dominant in the U.S.
Parents Anxious to Vaccinate Young Children Describe an Agonizing Wait
Times readers with babies, toddlers or preschoolers who are unvaccinated against the coronavirus wrote in about worries and strains, loneliness and lost time.
Can Virtual Reality Help Autistic Children Navigate the Real World?
One company, Floreo, is hoping their tools will lead the way, despite some criticisms from autism self-advocates.
Liviahs New Liver: A Family Grapples With a Girls Puzzling Hepatitis
A 4-year-old in Ohio is one of hundreds of children worldwide who have developed unexplained liver problems in recent months.
F.D.A. and Abbott Reach Agreement on Baby Formula to Try to Ease Shortage
The company said if the agency approved reopening the plant, production could resume and store shelves would be restocked within several weeks.
New Research Offers Clues as to Why Some Babies Die of SIDS
The study could pave the way for newborn screening but the results still need to be corroborated by further research.
Moderna Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Children 6 to 11
Antibody levels rose in the children who received it, suggesting the vaccine protects against infection. But the data were gathered before the arrival of Omicron.
Teens in Distress Are Swamping Pediatricians
Around the country, the setting for adolescent mental health care looks ever more like this doctors office in Kentucky, the next patient arriving every 15 minutes.
Few Transgender Children Change Their Minds After 5 Years
But the study, which began in 2013, may not fully reflect whats happening today, when many more children are identifying as trans.
What Scientists Know About the Unusual Hepatitis Cases in Children
Officials are exploring the possibility that a common adenovirus might be responsible for the unexplained cases, which remain rare.
F.D.A. Sets Aside June for Potential Decisions on Vaccines for Children Under 5
Both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have asked the agency to approve their vaccines for children under 5.
The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens
Depression, self-harm and suicide are rising among American adolescents. For M, a 13-year-old in Minnesota, the despair was almost too much to take.
C.D.C. Issues Alert Over Cluster of Hepatitis Cases in Children
Alabama has reported that nine children under 10 had the rare condition, and a few suffered liver failure. Similar cases were reported in North Carolina, as well as in Britain and Israel.