Researchers have warned that children and adolescents must not be left behind in Australia’s COVID-19 recovery plans given the negative indirect impacts of the pandemic on this age group detailed…
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Study highlights the neurologic manifestations linked with COVID-19 in hospitalized children
Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44% developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were more likely to require intensive care than their peers who didn’t…
More than 1,000 pregnant women contract COVID-19 | World News
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): More than 1,000 pregnant women in Trinidad and Tobago have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the first case linked to the pandemic was detected here…
COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 0 to 5: What parents need to know – CHOC
Vaccine timeline for kids under 5 and what parents can do in the meantime As children ages 5 and older have begun getting vaccinated against COVID-19, parents of young kids…
COVID-19 during pregnancy may induce fetal immune response even in the absence of placental infection
SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy may cause inflammatory immune responses in the fetus, even if the virus does not infect the placenta, according to a small National Institutes of Health study.…
IVF Treatment: Is It OK To Have The Covid-19 Vaccine?
In vitro fertilisation, or IVF is one of the most commonly used fertility treatments in the UK, with over 390,000 babies born as a result of fertility treatment in the…
Pregnant women who contracted COVID-19 more likely to have poor birth outcomes
People who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant were more likely to have poor birth outcomes including preterm birth, small for gestational age, low birth weight, and stillbirth. The poor outcomes of…
Study confirms waning immunity in adolescents following two doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
In a recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers tested the durability of antibodies produced by a vaccine-induced full-length severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…
Using lab-grown stomachs to shed light on the symptoms of COVID-19
Please could you introduce yourself and tell us what inspired your latest research into COVID-19? My name is Paolo De Coppi. I am a pediatric surgeon, working mainly with children…
Omicron: Know about Covid-19 third wave’s effect on children, pregnant women | Health
According to the World Health Organisation, pregnant women do not seem to be at higher risk of getting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 but studies point at an increased…