Pediatrics – Adolescent Medicine
Myocarditis following COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccination among adolescents in Hong Kong.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:43h | UTCMyocarditis Following COVID-19 BNT162b2 Vaccination Among Adolescents in Hong Kong – JAMA Pediatrics
Commentary: Study: Dosing change could reduce COVID-19 vaccine heart side effect in teens – UPI
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Myocarditis after BNT162b2 vaccination in Israeli adolescents.
[Preprint] Risk of myocarditis following sequential COVID-19 vaccinations by age and sex.
Heart-inflammation risk from Pfizer COVID vaccine is very low.
Novavax says protein vaccine works for kids as young as 12.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:54h | UTCNovavax says protein vaccine works for kids as young as 12 – Associated Press
Press Release: Novavax Announces Positive Results of COVID-19 Vaccine in Pediatric Population of PREVENT-19 Phase 3 Clinical Trial
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Opinion | The mRNA vaccines are extraordinary, but Novavax is even better.
RCT: Novavax vaccine is 49.4% effective against B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant.
New COVID-19 vaccines: here’s how the promising Novavax and Johnson & Johnson jabs work
Covid-19: Novavax vaccine efficacy is 86% against UK variant and 60% against South African variant
Though rare, Moderna Covid vaccine recipients have higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer.
9 Feb, 2022 | 10:06h | UTCRelated:
[Preprint] Risk of myocarditis following sequential COVID-19 vaccinations by age and sex.
[Preprint] Post-marketing active surveillance of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in persons aged 12-39 years in Italy.
9 Feb, 2022 | 10:08h | UTCRelated:
Myocarditis after BNT162b2 vaccination in Israeli adolescents.
[Preprint] Risk of myocarditis following sequential COVID-19 vaccinations by age and sex.
Heart-inflammation risk from Pfizer COVID vaccine is very low.
Commentary on Twitter
The incidence of mRNA vaccine myocarditis or pericarditis in Italy in ~3 million vaccinees age 12-39. Excess cases per 100,000; orange is 2nd dose, blue 1st dose. https://t.co/xvdV4qSdHw
Pfizer:~1/100,000 age 12-39, all 2nd dose
Moderna,: >5/100,000, age 12-39, and some 1st dose pic.twitter.com/Y1jfGrU53v— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 9, 2022
Summary: 2021 CDC guidelines on sexually transmitted infections.
7 Feb, 2022 | 08:33h | UTC2021 CDC guidelines on sexually transmitted infections – Family Medicine
Original Guideline: CDC releases new guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
Related: WHO Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections.
Systematic Review: School closures during social lockdown and mental health, health behaviors, and well-being among children and adolescents during the first Covid-19 wave.
19 Jan, 2022 | 09:00h | UTCEditorial: Pandemic Recovery for Children—Beyond Reopening Schools – JAMA Pediatrics
Commentary: More Behavioral Issues Reported in Children When School Is Virtual – Psychiatric News Alert
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M-A: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19.
Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.
More data on the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents.
COVID has caused ‘mass trauma,’ worsening mental health globally.
COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression
WHO: COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
A systematic review in @JAMANetwork of 36 studies from 11 nations about school closures during the first Covid wave found that such closures were tied to adverse mental health symptoms (such as distress and anxiety) and health behaviors in kids. 1/3 https://t.co/invmjD73tQ pic.twitter.com/ReqriQl3g4
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) January 18, 2022
Observational study in adolescents showed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had an overall effectiveness of 94% against hospitalization and 98% against critical Covid-19.
13 Jan, 2022 | 09:00h | UTCEditorial: Sparing of Severe Covid-19 in Vaccinated Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine
The COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains?
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:53h | UTCThe COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains? – Nature
Case series with 139 adolescents and young adults with suspected myocarditis following mRNA vaccination showed most cases had a mild clinical course and rapid resolution of symptoms.
7 Dec, 2021 | 10:19h | UTCNews Release: Young people recover quickly from rare myocarditis side effect of COVID-19 vaccine – American Heart Association
A national HPV vaccination program in England was associated with an estimated reduction in cervical cancer rates of 87% for those offered the vaccine at age 12–13 years.
4 Nov, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCRelated:
CDC: 92% of Human Papillomavirus–Attributable Cancers can be Targeted by HPV Vaccination
Meta-Analysis: Population-level Impact of HPV Vaccination Programs
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Cervical cancer rates 87% lower in women offered vaccination against human papillomavirus (#HPV) between ages 12-13 than in previous generations, English study confirms.
First direct evidence of cervical cancer prevention using bivalent vaccine: https://t.co/HdQbGIKxZp pic.twitter.com/PMFermHGOv
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) November 3, 2021
Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.
3 Nov, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCCommentary: Kids nearly doubled screen time during the pandemic, but there is something you can do about it – CNN
Commentary from the author on Twitter
? New @UCSF study in @JAMAPediatrics ?
Recreational #ScreenTime in teens doubled to nearly 8⃣ hours per day during the #COVID19 #pandemic, excluding screen time for school.
⬆️ screen time linked to
⬇️ mental health
⬆️ stress
⬇️ social support? https://t.co/04RhNIAh4r ? pic.twitter.com/f2PvETdFbF
— Jason Nagata, MD (@jasonmnagata) November 1, 2021
M-A: Risk factors for poor prognosis in children and adolescents with COVID-19.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:24h | UTC
Pfizer vaccine showed estimated effectiveness of 93% against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in adolescents.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The remarkably high effectiveness (VE) of vaccination for teens vs the Delta variant in over 94,000 vaccinees and 94,000 matched controls: 93% VE vs symptomatic infection (95% CI 88,97) https://t.co/wwoXlw7PH9@NEJM pic.twitter.com/8m3fJ7avc5
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 20, 2021
Editorial | Clinical ethics: consent for vaccination in children.
3 Oct, 2021 | 22:53h | UTCClinical ethics: consent for vaccination in children – Archives of Disease in Childhood
Covid: Single jab recommended for 12 to 15-year-olds by UK’s top doctors.
14 Sep, 2021 | 10:05h | UTCCovid: Single jab recommended for 12 to 15-year-olds by UK’s top doctors – BBC
See also: Covid-19: Children aged 12-15 should be offered vaccine, say UK’s chief medical officers – The BMJ
CDC report: Hospitalization rates for Covid-19 were 10 times higher among unvaccinated than among fully vaccinated adolescents.
7 Sep, 2021 | 10:52h | UTCCommentaries:
More kids hospitalized with Covid-19 in states with lower vaccination rates, CDC report finds – CNN
Child COVID hospital cases up in low-vaccination states – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
From late June to mid-August, there was a 10x increase in the rate of hospitalizations among children ages 0-4 with #COVID19 while the #DeltaVariant was widely circulating. It is critical for children to #maskup and get vaccinated if eligible. Learn more: https://t.co/aHC1vYdKVG. pic.twitter.com/uUeNPG6d5r
— CDC (@CDCgov) September 3, 2021
RCT: Evaluation of Moderna mRNA vaccine in adolescents.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTCEvaluation of mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine
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Commentaries on Twitter
The mRNA-1273 vaccine was effective in preventing #COVID19 in 12-to-17-year-olds. Immune response was similar to young adults. https://t.co/aC3Dmjqe2T pic.twitter.com/9RxgHApW29
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 11, 2021
The @moderna_tx covid vaccine trial in 3,732 teens, placebo-controlled, published today @NEJM with both excellent safety profile and efficacy vs covid, and immune response as least as good as young adults https://t.co/PVmhjwgwsU pic.twitter.com/3uCmteaWNx
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 11, 2021
M-A: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19.
10 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTCCommentary: Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19 – The Conversation
Original study: Global Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics
Editorial: Addressing the Global Crisis of Child and Adolescent Mental Health – JAMA Pediatrics
Related:
More data on the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents.
COVID has caused ‘mass trauma,’ worsening mental health globally.
COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression
WHO: COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Many are rightfully sounding the alarm to a youth #mentalhealth crisis. Our meta-analysis of 29 studies w >80,000 youth worldwide in @JAMAPediatrics, shows 1 in 4 youth had elevated depression or anxiety during #COVID19. A thread ? https://t.co/etIdZTHnme
— Dr. Sheri Madigan (she/her) (@sherimadigan) August 9, 2021
NICE Guideline | Management of Acne Vulgaris.
10 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCAcne vulgaris: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – “Only 25 (1.8%) of 1379 children experienced symptoms for at least 56 days.”
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCInvited commentary: Citizen science and biomedical research (free registration required)
Commentaries:
Long Covid uncommon in children, analysis finds – King’s College London
Study finds long-term Covid symptoms rare in school-age children – The Guardian
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Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
Commentary on Twitter
New @LancetChildAdol is a very reassuring prospective study of >250,000 children, >1700 with + covid test, age 5-17, that shows the risk for chronic Covid symptoms is quite low; 4.4% beyond 4 weekshttps://t.co/XVFs0UtHWC pic.twitter.com/XBVH5wmFve
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 3, 2021
AAP Guidance: Post-COVID-19 conditions in children and adolescents.
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:01h | UTCPost-COVID-19 Conditions in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Pediatrics
CDC releases new guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
23 Jul, 2021 | 10:41h | UTCTable of Contents: Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021
Related (just released): WHO Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Here's my greatest hits from today’s new @CDCSTD #STI Treatment Guidelines: a ?
1)#STI guidelines instead of #STD!
2)Expedited Partner Therapy: not just for “heterosexuals” ?
3)#HepatitisC: screen all pregnant people
4)Rectal/throat GC/CT: consider for non-MSM like teens ? pic.twitter.com/gfEhrWpMKA— Ina Park (@InaParkMD) July 22, 2021
WHO Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:54h | UTCNews release: Launch WHO guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infection – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
Great see @WHO new guidelines #STIs https://t.co/SgkCtcMDbv BUT hope last edition w syndromic management. Must deliver diagnostic capacity LMICs pic.twitter.com/B7ugeUpIRG
— Michael Marks (@dr_michaelmarks) July 17, 2021
Experts recommend Covid jabs for some under-18s in UK – “advice is that 16 to 18-year-olds can be offered a Pfizer jab if they are in a priority group or live with someone who has a weakened immune system”.
20 Jul, 2021 | 10:15h | UTCCommentaries: Experts recommend Covid jabs for some under-18s in UK – BBC
RCT: A prevention program for insomnia in at-risk adolescents.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:38h | UTCA Prevention Program for Insomnia in At-risk Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Study – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Using a program to combat teen insomnia – Contemporary Pediatrics AND Cognitive behavioral program may prevent insomnia in at-risk adolescents – Medicom