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Babies and young children are most at risk for serious cases of RSV. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

October 26, 2022

RSV: A pediatric disease expert answers 5 questions about the surging outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus

Jennifer Girotto, University of Connecticut

Tens of thousands of children have tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus in the last months in what is the largest outbreak of the virus in recent years.

Millions of U.S. children ages 5-11 have already received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images

March 30, 2022

COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children may be inching closer to authorization – a pediatrician explains how they’re being tested

Debbie-Ann Shirley, University of Virginia

Moderna will ask the FDA to allow emergency use for its vaccine in children as young as 6 months, a step many parents have been anticipating.

The list of SARS-CoV-2 variants – each with its own unique qualities that give it an edge – just keeps growing. Matt Anderson Photography/Moment via Getty Images

January 21, 2022

Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe

Sara Sawyer, University of Colorado Boulder; Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero, University of Colorado Boulder, and Cody Warren, University of Colorado Boulder

People are buzzing with questions about the omicron variant and whether it could help usher in herd immunity. A team of virologists deciphers the latest findings.

For many parents, the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine authorization for younger kids can’t come soon enough. Vladimir Vladimirov/E+ via Getty Images

October 29, 2021

The FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 – a pediatrician explains how the drug was tested for safety and efficacy

Debbie-Ann Shirley, University of Virginia

Pediatric clinical trials for the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 have shown that the Pfizer shot is safe and effective.

Groups of six or more will be drinking and dining outside for another month as the final lifting of lockdown restrictions was delayed. cktravels.com/Shutterstock

June 16, 2021

COVID restrictions: the data that explains why England is facing four more weeks of lockdown

Peter Sivey, University of York and James Gaughan, University of York

COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations have risen over the past month, but more time to vaccinate people could stem the tide.

Access to testing had been improving across the U.S., but as cases increase, more testing is needed. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

November 18, 2020

No, soaring COVID-19 cases are not due to more testing – they show a surging pandemic

Zoë McLaren, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing across the US. Testing has ramped up over the past few months, but increasing hospitalizations, deaths and test-positivity rates show that the virus is out of control.

The discovery of effective drugs and experience treating COVID-19 gives patients a much better chance at recovery today than early on in the pandemic. AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool

November 3, 2020

Death rates have fallen by 18% for hospitalized COVID–19 patients as treatments improve

Monica Gandhi, University of California, San Francisco

Death rates for hospitalized COVID-19 patients fell from 25.6% in March to 7.6% in August, according to a new study on three hospitals in New York. A study in the UK found similar results.

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