Newborns with a Positive SARS-Cov-2 test in the Peripartum Period. Are they Really Infected
Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection is difficult to estimate in newborns due to difficulty in determining the timing of the occurrence. Although some evidence may be favorable to the existence of vertical transmission, a first positive test in the newborn can mean viral...
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...