A good looking African American couple vaccinated during COVID-19 cradles their safe newborn daughter between them in their hands as they both lean in and kiss her.
4 May 2022

My partner and I got COVID-19 vaccines while I was pregnant, but is it safe for our newborn to be around unvaccinated people?

Congratulations on the birth of your new baby! And kudos for getting fully immunized against COVID-19 during your pregnancy for your newborn’s safety. This protects you—and also passes along protective antibodies that may reduce your baby’s risk of COVID-19 infection. In other words, you likely gave your little one some immunity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus…

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Indian girl child with teddy bear in lap receiving COVID-19 booster for children
4 May 2022

Pfizer announces positive findings from COVID vaccine booster for ages 5-11

A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster in children ages 5-11 years significantly increased neutralizing antibody titers against the omicron variant with no new safety concerns, according to new data from the manufacturers. “These data reinforce the potential function of a third dose of the vaccine in maintaining high levels of protection against the virus in this…

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Mother In Protective Mask Holding Baby, Explaining COVID-19 Symptoms To Doctor
4 May 2022

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children

April 25th, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms (about 7 pounds) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, who are hospitalized, ornot hospitalized and have mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and are…

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