Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is safe and efficacious in children
The results of a clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine show that two 10-μg doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine administered 21 days apart in children aged five to 11 years produced a robust virus-neutralising response, being 90.7 per cent effective...
COVID-19: vaccines leave no trace of mRNA in breastmilk. Golan Y & al.. JAMA Pediatr, 06 July 2021 Takeaway Early data suggest that the 2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines do not leave detectable mRNA in any component of breast milk at 4-48 hours postvaccination. Larger cohort studies are needed to confirm findings.
Did flu shots and pneumococcal vaccines offer some COVID-19 protection?
A report examines if the influenza and pneumococcal vaccine has a protective effect against COVID-19. As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic moved into the traditional influenza season, there was a strong drive to administer the flu shot to as many...
COVID-19: Young Children Not Major Infection Drivers at Daycare Centers
A new study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, adds to evidence that young children are not "super-spreaders" of SARS-CoV-2. Researchers measured SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among roughly 300 children under age 5 years and 200 staff members at 22...
Can Mothers with COVID-19 Room with and Breast-Feed Their Infants During Their Hospital Stay?
January 4, 2021 Deborah Lehman, MD reviewing Ronchi A et al. JAMA Pediatr 2020 Dec 7 In an Italian study, breast-feeding and rooming-in were safely practiced with precautions to minimize risk for viral transmission. Italy experienced high rates of COVID-19 early in...
Εμβόλιο εναντίον του COVID-19
Η πανδημία COVID-19 εξακολουθεί να καθηλώνει την πλειοψηφία των χωρών του πλανήτη. Όσα μέτρα και αν έχουν εφαρμοστεί το πρόβλημα δεν μπορεί να λυθεί ριζικά. Τα συστήματα υγείας κλονίζονται και πολλοί άνθρωποι πεθαίνουν καθημερινά από τον COVID-19. Θα μπορέσουν τα...