New covid vaccines are available. It's so essential that mothers know how important these are for their infants - and that the shots are accessible. Covid hospitalizations among infants are higher than among any other age group, except for >75yo. cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…

An update on America's whooping cough wave: Last week, CDC tallied 291 reported pertussis infections, highest weekly in nearly a decade This week, reported pertussis infections have tied last week's record wonder.cdc.gov/nndss/static/2…

Twin Cities parents: Because of the ongoing measles outbreak, the MN Dept of Health has revised its guidelines & this is NOT well publicized - Any kid who hasn't had an MMR should get one now - If they've had 1 but not 2 (they're prob 1-4 yrs old), maybe get 2nd one now

New CDC data shows nationwide rates of kindergarten vaccination rates have inched down for another school year At state level, rates remain worst in Idaho, dropping to below 80% on varicella (chickenpox), MMR (measles), DTP/DTaP/DT (whooping cough) cdc.gov/schoolvaxview/…

Furthermore Ascension, a Catholic entity, has asserted its religious right to deny healthcare to women and LGBTQ minorities on issues of gender affirming care and abortion. It’s unclear what impact this merger may have for these groups in terms of decreased access to that care.

"During the week ending August 10, 2024, 5.8% of emergency department visits among children younger than 5 years of age were due to COVID-19. This represents a higher proportion of visits due to COVID-19 than any other age group." 😷 1/2

A reminder that 7 months into this outbreak, samples must be sent to the CDC because their H5N1 test has issues. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b… ...and apparently the agency's antibody assays do too.

What happened to #vax4kids💉? We protect children against viruses that pose lower risks. When did the UK authorities become antivax?

En poquito más de una semana, nos quedamos sin vacunas pediátricas para el grupo más afectado: bebés, niñas y niños de seis meses a 11 años que podrían evitar la enfermedad grave y la muerte si tan solo... Les vacunaran.

And it seems the situation is similar for clinically vulnerable under 5s as the thread below from @TaSchinken explains. Andrew Gwynne MP, is there a plan for getting clinically vulnerable children vaccinated? It was a nightmare last year. Please tell me you’ve got it sorted this year.

8 years ago today we started a conversation. On May 6/16, Jude died from influenza B after an outbreak at his sister's school. No measure is a guarantee, but each step we take can help prevent the flu, keeping us well and saving lives like Jude's.1/4 #FluShot #ForJudeForEveryone

“The American Medical Association’s top journal, JAMA, in August published a key new study and editorial about pediatric #LongCovid. The editorial cites several robust analyses and concludes that.. LC symptoms appear to occur after about 10-20% of pediatric infections.”

In fact, pregnant women can protect their newborns against all sorts of nasty respiratory viruses by being vaccinated in pregnancy. As well as Covid, there's flu, whooping cough, and - now - RSV! 12/17

This is great news. Unlike Remdesivir, Obeldesivir does not have hepatotoxic risks and can be taken orally. infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/reports/obelde…

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on 10/23 to recommend that: • All people who are 65 years and older and all people who have moderately or severely weakened immune systems receive a second dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine 6 months after their

To better reflect the difficulty of getting a covid shot for your young child, they should stop calling it a vaccine uptake rate and start calling it a rate of “parents who succeed at complicated medical scavenger hunts.”

How is it not national news when 499 out of every 500 young children are behind on their Covid vaccines? cdc.gov/covidvaxview/w…

VP Harris's proposal to add an at-home care benefit to Medicare hit home for this Gen Xer. Making it happen won't be easy. But she opened up a long overdue conversation on an issue that affects so many. My latest Bloomberg Opinion (gift link): bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

"Among children born during 1994–2023, routine childhood vaccinations will have prevented approximately 508 million cases of illness, 32 million hospitalizations, and 1,129,000 deaths, resulting in direct savings of $540 billion and societal savings of $2.7 trillion."