When Lucas Denault was first infected with COVID in January 2021 at the age of 15, his symptoms were relatively mild. A high school athlete at the time, the Pennsylvania resident experienced a brief ...

The rate of antiviral prescriptions in emergency departments (EDs) for children at a high risk for severe influenza decreased by more than half during the late pandemic vs pre-pandemic period, despite ...

Administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory ...

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults. Rather, ...

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee’s vote Tuesday to recommend a lower-dose Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization for children ages 5 to 11 means the shot could be available ...

Children currently account for 29% of all COVID cases reported nationwide. Pediatric COVID cases are reaching alarming heights as experts are torn over whether or not a booster shot is necessary.