July 22 coronavirus news
4 years, 5 months ago

July 22 coronavirus news

CNN  

President Trump said Wednesday that he would be comfortable with his son and grandchildren physically returning to school in the fall, asserting that children do not catch or spread coronavirus easily. Asked during a White House news conference whether he’d be comfortable with his family members returning to school, Trump responded, “Yeah, well I am comfortable with that.” Trump was also asked if his administration planned to develop a national strategy for getting children to return to schools in the fall, to which he replied, “We do have a national strategy. I would like to see open,” he said, adding that children have “strong immune systems.” “They don’t transmit very easily and a lot of people are saying they don’t transmit,” the President claimed, without evidence. “We’re looking at that … they don’t bring it home with them.” “They don’t catch it easily, they don’t bring it home easily and if they do catch it, they get better fast,” Trump asserted. That is a factor and we’re looking at that strongly We’ll be reporting about that over the next week.” But, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently told CBS News that though the risk to children getting coronavirus is low, they can still transmit it to others.

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'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee

Raw Story  

House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer faced tough questions Friday on CNN about sick kids in his state that left him struggling to defend President-elect Donald Trump. CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked Emmer about Trump's selection of vaccine-denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — and put it in the context of …

Florida's child vaccination rate plummets: "Kids aren't getting the protection they need"
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida's child vaccination rate plummets: "Kids aren't getting the protection they need"

Salon  

Kids in Florida are getting vaccinated at extremely amidst years of anti-vaccine misinformation post-pandemic, exhausting pediatricians and healthcare providers in the state, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. Just 90.6% of Florida kindergarteners have been vaccinated for highly contagious diseases this school year, 5% below the baseline vaccination rate recommended by healthcare experts to prevent the spread of disease. It's the lowest …

Few kids are getting the latest COVID shots. Is it misinformation or a lack of access?
1 year, 2 months ago

Few kids are getting the latest COVID shots. Is it misinformation or a lack of access?

Salon  

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, children’s lives were upended. Related The real reason the new RSV shot is hard for some parents to find Today, vaccines are still on the market for children over the age of six months, including a new COVID-19 shot that became available across the country in mid-September and is formulated to target the most prevalent …

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic

Firstpost  

Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country. Three years of health emergency A state of emergency was first declared in the United States in January 2020, more than three years ago. 1.1 million deaths …

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?
1 year, 9 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?

LA Times  

A person is taken on a stretcher into United Memorial Medical Center in Houston after undergoing COVID-19 testing on March 19, 2020. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla. The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t …

The childhood diseases making a post-lockdown comeback
2 years, 1 month ago

The childhood diseases making a post-lockdown comeback

BBC  

The childhood diseases making a post-lockdown comeback Getty Images There have been more cases of certain infectious diseases in children this year than expected RSV, Strep A, the flu: a range of familiar bugs are worrying doctors and parents with strange new patterns. Now that they are mixing again, doctors have noticed periodic surges in other diseases, including RSV, flu …

Children up to four years old were just as likely to die from the flu as Covid at the end of 2021
2 years, 5 months ago

Children up to four years old were just as likely to die from the flu as Covid at the end of 2021

Daily Mail  

Children up to four years old were just as likely to die from flu or a stroke as COVID-19 during the final months of 2021 — the start of the Omicron wave, a DailyMail.com analysis of official statistics has revealed. Data showed that despite the surge in infections at the time, fatalities caused by Covid remained minimal among American children …

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens
2 years, 6 months ago

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens

News 18  

As Covid-19 case counts are rising again, there are apprehensions of a fresh wave building up. It is by now clearly evident that children are less likely to suffer from severe illness, even when infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Children who are immunocompromised or have risk enhancing comorbid health conditions must be protected from exposure and provided vaccines which are …

Coronavirus Today: It’s everywhere
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Today: It’s everywhere

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, June 28. The World Health Organization’s latest weekly update notes that “the rise in prevalence of BA.4 and BA.5 has coincided with a rise in cases” in several regions, and, in some countries, that increase “has also led to a surge in hospitalizations and ICU admissions.” Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, an epidemiologist and infectious-diseases expert …

President Biden Visits Vaccine Clinic, Celebrates With Children Receiving Jabs
2 years, 6 months ago

President Biden Visits Vaccine Clinic, Celebrates With Children Receiving Jabs

News 18  

President Joe Biden visited a vaccination clinic Tuesday to celebrate that virtually all Americans can now get a COVID-19 shot Tuesday after the authorization of vaccines for kids under 5 over the weekend. “The United States is now the first country in the world to offer safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old,” Biden …

FDA moves closer to authorizing COVID-19 shots for kids under 5
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA moves closer to authorizing COVID-19 shots for kids under 5

LA Times  

A 5-year-old received a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Los Angeles in May. “This is a long-awaited vaccine,” said one panel member, Dr. Jay Portnoy of Children’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, opened the meeting with data showing a “quite troubling surge’’ in young children’s hospitalizations during the Omicron wave, and noted …

Parents of children under 5 react to possible Covid-19 vaccines availability
2 years, 6 months ago

Parents of children under 5 react to possible Covid-19 vaccines availability

CNN  

CNN — Rohit Kumar Rai and his wife have both lost family members in India to Covid-19, so they know how serious the disease can be. “Our best pathway of getting back to normal is this vaccine.” She knows she can get sick Sometimes, even when she is playing outdoors, Sarah Enders’ 4-year-old daughter chooses to wear a mask. “You …

‘Perfect storm’ of disease ahead with vaccines delayed and measles cases up, WHO and UNICEF say
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Perfect storm’ of disease ahead with vaccines delayed and measles cases up, WHO and UNICEF say

CNN  

CNN — The World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund warned of an increased risk of measles spread, with worldwide cases up nearly 80% so far in 2022 compared with 2021. “Pandemic-related disruptions, increasing inequalities in access to vaccines, and the diversion of resources from routine immunization are leaving too many children without protection against measles …

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections
2 years, 8 months ago

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus and more than half of all Americans had signs of previous infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in a report Tuesday. CDC officials say they plan to release a study soon that estimates that in recent months there were three infections …

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections
2 years, 8 months ago

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections

LA Times  

Boxes of KN95 masks stand ready to be distributed to students in Camden, N.J. A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that three out of every four U.S. children have had coronavirus infections. Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in …

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat
2 years, 8 months ago

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat

News 18  

Schooling has been a matter of enthusiastic, and often passionate, debate since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world. The second cause of worry is the assumption that with schools being open, children would infect each other and spread it to their teachers or carry it home and infect the adults, especially the grandparents who we do know have a higher …

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home

India Today  

Weeks after the Omicron cases subsided across India, coronavirus is once again on the rise. Parents and teachers can keep a few things in mind to keep children safe both at school and at home as new cases pop up. How to keep children safe from Covid-19 in schools, at home? Graphic: Pradeep Singh Saini Health experts have urged schools …

California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools
2 years, 8 months ago

California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is sticking with its coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, but it won’t happen until at least the summer of 2023, Gov. “So based on these two facts — we don’t have full FDA approval, and we recognize the implementation challenges that schools and school leaders would face — that we are not moving to have a …

‘Get used to it’: Recent outbreaks give a taste of living with the coronavirus
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Get used to it’: Recent outbreaks give a taste of living with the coronavirus

LA Times  

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker at the opening night of Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway late last month in New York. “If you’re not an actor in a Broadway play or a politician you might fall through the testing cracks.” The public health response will vary from community to community based on what’s happening …

Where the US stands on Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5
2 years, 9 months ago

Where the US stands on Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5

CNN  

CNN — A month after the US Food and Drug Administration delayed key steps toward authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5, many parents are more eager for the shots than ever. Moderna has said that it expects to report trial data in children 2 to 5 years of age in March, and it may seek sign off from the …

Florida’s top doctor is dangerously misguided
2 years, 9 months ago

Florida’s top doctor is dangerously misguided

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, is a professor of Emergency Medicine and associate dean at the School of Public Health at Brown University. The new guidelines put out by the Florida surgeon general on Tuesday, that “healthy children from ages 5 to 17 may not benefit from receiving the currently available COVID-19 vaccine” therefore flummoxes those of us in …

Florida recommends against COVID vaccines for healthy kids
2 years, 10 months ago

Florida recommends against COVID vaccines for healthy kids

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Tuesday released guidance recommending against vaccinations for healthy children, contradicting federal public health leaders whose advice says all kids should get the shots. The new state Department of Health guidance says healthy children ages 5 to 17 may not benefit from receiving the vaccine. The American Academy of Pediatrics and …

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids

LA Times  

A student gets a COVID-19 vaccine at a school in New Orleans. The shots are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked with the virus in children, according to a new study. COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, according to an analysis of U.S. government data published Tuesday. The …

Coronavirus live |
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus live |

The Hindu  

It is too early to say anything definite on the COVID-19 pandemic becoming an endemic, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday while inaugurating the revamped canteen of the Ministry. National India adds 30,757 COVID-19 cases, tally increased to 4,27,54,315 With 30,757 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to …

Coronavirus updates | February 11, 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus updates | February 11, 2022

The Hindu  

Noting that the decision on third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for all adults will be taken based on scientific need, the government on Thursday said emerging knowledge on the subject is under its active consideration. Here are the updates : National WHO chief scientist: pandemic has not ended as more variants expected The World Health Organization's chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, …

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections more than doubled in school-age children as one person in 50 tested positive for the virus in the last week, according to the latest weekly bulletin by the RIVM. The official figure of 361,120 – a 51% increase since last week – is incomplete because an estimated 60,000 tests are still waiting to be analysed, the public health …

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections more than doubled in school-age children as one person in 50 tested positive for the virus in the last week, according to the latest weekly bulletin by the RIVM. The official figure of 361,120 – a 51% increase since last week – is incomplete because an estimated 60,000 tests are still waiting to be analysed, the public health …

No evidence to suggest healthy kids, adolescents need Covid booster doses: WHO chief Scientist
2 years, 11 months ago

No evidence to suggest healthy kids, adolescents need Covid booster doses: WHO chief Scientist

India Today  

There is no evidence at present that healthy children and adolescents need booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the World Health Organization's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news briefing, she said that while there seems to be some waning of vaccine immunity over time against the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, more research needs …

US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations
2 years, 11 months ago

US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: US pediatric hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The country is averaging 893 new hospital admissions each day for children 17 years and under, a record high since the CDC started to track the number from …

Covid-19: No vaccine, no entry in schools, says minister of this state
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: No vaccine, no entry in schools, says minister of this state

Live Mint  

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday took to microblogging site Twitter to announce that unvaccinated children in the age group of 15-18 years will not be allowed to attend offline classes when schools reopen. The Health Minister urged parents to get their children vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. "During the meeting, the health minister urged all the parents of …

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

Associated Press  

Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. The low rates are “very disturbing,’’ said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The low vaccination rates …

Children’s low COVID vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Children’s low COVID vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

LA Times  

Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before giving her the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at a pediatric vaccine clinic in November at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana. The low rates are “very disturbing,” said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s …

Covid-19 surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical
3 years ago

Covid-19 surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical

CNN  

CNN — The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month – but the next couple of weeks are critical, a health expert says. Last week, multiple locations of the University of Washington health care system in Washington state started prioritizing testing solely for people “who have symptoms of respiratory illness or …

Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children
3 years ago

Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children

Al Jazeera  

Worrisome trend in children too young to be vaccinated underscores the need for older children and adults to get their shots to help protect those around them. The rate among children ages five to 17 is about one per 100,000, according to the CDC data, which is drawn from over 250 hospitals in 14 states. The trend among the very …

US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers
3 years ago

US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. “It was hard enough last year, but now you know that you have a way to prevent all this.” During the week of Dec. 22-28, an …

U.S. children hospitalized with COVID-19 in near-record numbers
3 years ago

U.S. children hospitalized with COVID-19 in near-record numbers

LA Times  

The Omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. “It was hard enough last year, but now you know that you have a way to prevent all this.” During the week of Dec. 21-27, an …

US coronavirus: The country just hit a record average of daily new Covid-19 cases
3 years ago

US coronavirus: The country just hit a record average of daily new Covid-19 cases

CNN  

CNN — The US hit a seven-day average of 265,427 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, blowing past the country’s previous record of about 252,000 daily cases, reported nearly a year ago on January 11. “I would urge people to wear a higher quality mask any time they’re in a place with lots of people and they’re going to be indoors …

Brazil's Bolsonaro says daughter, 11, will not get COVID-19 jab
3 years ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro says daughter, 11, will not get COVID-19 jab

India Today  

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not vaccinate his 11-year-old daughter against COVID-19, he said on Monday, maintaining the firm anti-vaccine stance that has drawn criticism from public health experts and hit his poll numbers. Vaccination of children has been a hot topic in Brazil, where Bolsonaro's core supporters have fervently opposed the measure, even as the vast majority of the …

Covid-19 vaccines: Kids under 5 still waiting for protection
3 years ago

Covid-19 vaccines: Kids under 5 still waiting for protection

CNN  

CNN — While some US teens have been vaccinated for so long that they’re now eligible for Covid-19 boosters, those under the age of 5 still haven’t gotten their first shots. Dr. Bill Hartman, who runs the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial for kids 6 months to 5 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, thinks a vaccine for this age group …

Up to two-thirds of children may have had coronavirus already
3 years ago

Up to two-thirds of children may have had coronavirus already

Dutch News  

Around two-thirds of children under 12 have already been infected with coronavirus, scientists have estimated after studying more than 300 families. People who developed cold or flu-like symptoms were asked to keep diaries of their symptoms and take PCR tests to see if they had the virus or another illness. The study of 1209 people, including 582 children, ran from …

Up to two-thirds of children may have had coronavirus already
3 years ago

Up to two-thirds of children may have had coronavirus already

Dutch News  

Around two-thirds of children under 12 have already been infected with coronavirus, scientists have estimated after studying more than 300 families. People who developed cold or flu-like symptoms were asked to keep diaries of their symptoms and take PCR tests to see if they had the virus or another illness. The study of 1209 people, including 582 children, ran from …

Two thirds of children have had coronavirus infection, scientists estimate
3 years ago

Two thirds of children have had coronavirus infection, scientists estimate

NL Times  

About two-thirds of kids in the Netherlands aged 12 and under have had the coronavirus in the past 20 months, researchers from UMC Utrecht estimate. They also concluded that children usually don't get more serious complaints from the coronavirus than from a random cold, NOS reports. A total of 1,209 people, including 582 children, kept diaries to record their symptoms …

‘Your baby won’t be affected by Covid’, couple told before three-month-old son dies from virus
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Your baby won’t be affected by Covid’, couple told before three-month-old son dies from virus

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Children under the age of five are not …

Education union worried about high Covid infections in primary schools
3 years, 1 month ago

Education union worried about high Covid infections in primary schools

NL Times  

Education union AOb is very concerned about the high number of coronavirus infections in primary education. Figures requested from public health institute RIVM show that 21 percent of primary school staff contracted Covid-19 in the past 18 months - much higher than the about 13 percent average among Dutch adults aged 18 to 69, the union said, NOS reports. After …

COVID-19 surge fueled by unvaccinated children in U.K., a warning for California
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 surge fueled by unvaccinated children in U.K., a warning for California

LA Times  

Children wait with their parents for the COVID-19 vaccine at Arleta High School on Monday. Unvaccinated adolescents have been the driving force behind a stubbornly persistent Delta surge in Britain, a potential warning sign for California if inoculation rates don’t improve considerably among this age group, health experts warn. “And even though we do have good vaccination rates, we need …

US parents split over COVID vaccines for young children
3 years, 1 month ago

US parents split over COVID vaccines for young children

Hindustan Times  

The main health authority in the US has authorized the BioNTech-Pfizer COVID vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 earlier this month. "We know millions of parents are eager to get their children vaccinated, and with this decision, we now have recommended that about 28 million children receive a COVID-19 vaccine," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement at …

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids
3 years, 2 months ago

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration is encouraging …

New U.S. rules on international travel: Here’s what you need to know
3 years, 2 months ago

New U.S. rules on international travel: Here’s what you need to know

LA Times  

More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders to most international travelers, restrictions are shifting focus to vaccination status. Travelers from those countries will need permission from the U.S. government to come, but it can’t be just for tourism or business travel. Americans who are unvaccinated have to show proof of …

‘Important step’: First US children aged 5 to 11 get COVID jabs
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Important step’: First US children aged 5 to 11 get COVID jabs

Al Jazeera  

Officials say child vaccination campaign, expected to hit full strength next week, will mean fewer school interruptions. The United States has started vaccinating primary school-aged children against COVID-19, in what leading US health officials have welcomed as an “important step forward” in the country’s fight against the coronavirus. The Biden administration has promised enough doses to protect the nation’s 28 …

U.S. gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
3 years, 2 months ago

U.S. gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

LA Times  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday fired the starting gun on a campaign to inoculate the nation’s 28 million elementary-school-age children against COVID-19, recommending the broad use of kid-size doses of the vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech. “We know millions of parents are eager to get their children vaccinated,” Walensky said, adding that Tuesday will go …

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