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[Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in schools: theoretical effectiveness of different interventions – “Combined interventions (i.e., natural ventilation, masks, and HEPA filtration) were the most effective (≥ 30-fold decrease)”.

22 Aug, 2021 | 23:50h | UTC

SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in schools: the effectiveness of different interventions – medRxiv

Commentaries on Twitter

Interesting modelling study for schools: (theoretically) most effective is open windows, then masks, then HEPA filter. Would be good to do real world tests though. https://t.co/MDFNqNNUI3 pic.twitter.com/xGSodClipO

— Paul Glasziou (@PaulGlasziou) August 21, 2021

This is not real evidence supporting real policy choices as they are really carried out in the real world.

Instead, this is theoretical bioplausibility spun into a full paper.

I hope folks can still tell the two aparthttps://t.co/znwtiaKZ2g

— Vinay Prasad, MD MPH ?️? (@VPrasadMDMPH) August 20, 2021

NICE Guideline: Antenatal care.

19 Aug, 2021 | 08:53h | UTC

Antenatal care – National Institutes for Health and Care Excellence

Opinion | Go Ahead. Vaccinate the Kids. The risk of vaccinating children will never be zero, but the alternative is so much worse.

18 Aug, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC

Go Ahead. Vaccinate the Kids. – The Atlantic

[Preprint] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early child cognitive development: initial findings in a longitudinal observational study of child health.

16 Aug, 2021 | 01:11h | UTC

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Child Cognitive Development: Initial Findings in a Longitudinal Observational Study of Child Health – medRxiv

Commentary: Children born during pandemic have lower IQs, US study finds – Researchers blame lack of stimulation as parents balanced childcare with working from home – The Guardian

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Preprint on the development of children born before and during the pandemic in the US.

"We find that children born during the pandemic have significantly reduced verbal, motor, and overall cognitive performance compared to children born pre-pandemic."
1/https://t.co/NInexSUDAi

— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) August 15, 2021

Opinion: “fear of covid-19 in kids is getting ahead of the data”.

16 Aug, 2021 | 01:09h | UTC

Fear of COVID-19 in Kids Is Getting Ahead of the Data – The Atlantic

Changes in food purchases after the Chilean policies on food labelling, marketing, and sales in schools: a before and after study.

16 Aug, 2021 | 00:39h | UTC

Changes in food purchases after the Chilean policies on food labelling, marketing, and sales in schools: a before and after study – The Lancet Planetary Health

Commentary: Sugary drink consumption plunges in Chile after new food law – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

UK National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says.

Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization

The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries)

To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (policies, articles and commentaries)

Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies (study and commentaries)

Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases (study and commentary)

The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities

U.S. Study: Ultraprocessed Foods Now Comprise 2/3 of Calories in Children and Teen Diets.

16 Aug, 2021 | 00:41h | UTC

Trends in Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths Aged 2-19 Years, 1999-2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Intake of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths: Health Concerns and Opportunities for Research and Policy (free for a limited period)

News release: Ultraprocessed Foods Now Comprise 2/3 of Calories in Children and Teen Diets – Tufts University

Commentaries:

Ultra-processed foods now account for two-thirds of calories in the diets of children and teens – CNN

If You Think Kids Are Eating Mostly Junk Food, A New Study Finds You’re Right – NPR

Ultra-processing is the new frontier in public health policy—reflections on the National Food Strategy – The BMJ Opinion

Cohort Study: Association Between Consumption of Ultra-processed Foods and All Cause Mortality

Study: Association Between Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Mortality Among Middle-aged Adults

Research: Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer Risk

Randomized Trial: Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain

Ultra-Processed Foods and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Framingham Offspring Study

Cohort study: Higher intake of ultra-processed food linked to increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease.

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Breaking, our new research in @JAMA_current:
Ultraprocessed foods the majority of calories for US children – and going up: now 2/3 of kcal!

From 1999 to 2018, the % of calories from ultraprocessed foods eaten by US children increased, from 61% to 67%.https://t.co/Y4DjAqrIug

— Dariush Mozaffarian (@Dmozaffarian) August 10, 2021

RCT: Evaluation of Moderna mRNA vaccine in adolescents.

12 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTC

Evaluation of mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine

Phase 1/2 RCT: CoronaVac is well tolerated and safe and induces strong humoral responses in children and adolescents aged 3–17 years.

RCT: Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine shows 100% efficacy in adolescents – mainly transient mild-to-moderate reactogenicity was frequently observed, such as injection-site pain (in 79 to 86% of participants), fatigue (in 60 to 66%), and headache (in 55 to 65%).

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 | UTC

Commentary: 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

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

CDC Report: Mental health-related emergency department visits among children aged under 18 years raised during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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

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 | UTC

Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic UK school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Invited commentary: Citizen science and biomedical research (free registration required)

Commentaries:

Expert reaction to study looking at long-lasting symptoms from COVID-19 in children – Science Media Centre

Long Covid uncommon in children, analysis finds – King’s College London

Study finds long-term Covid symptoms rare in school-age children – The Guardian

Most children with Covid-19 recover within a week, but a small percentage have long-term symptoms, a study says. – The New York Times

Long-term Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents – “This study found a low prevalence of symptoms compatible with long COVID in a randomly selected cohort of children assessed 6 months after serologic testing”.

Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.

Study shows low incidence of post-acute COVID-19 symptoms (“Long Covid”) in children after mild disease

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 Interim guidance on supporting the emotional and behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC

Interim Guidance on Supporting the Emotional and Behavioral Health Needs of Children, Adolescents, and Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Academy of Pediatrics

AAP Guidance: Post-COVID-19 conditions in children and adolescents.

4 Aug, 2021 | 10:01h | UTC

Post-COVID-19 Conditions in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Pediatrics

Opinion | Should pregnant women have a COVID vaccine? The evidence says it’s safe and effective.

2 Aug, 2021 | 00:28h | UTC

Should pregnant women have a COVID vaccine? The evidence says it’s safe and effective – The Conversation

ACOG and SMFM Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Individuals – “ACOG encourages its members to enthusiastically recommend vaccination to their patients.”

2 Aug, 2021 | 00:31h | UTC

ACOG and SMFM Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Individuals – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)

Additional reading:

Practice Advisory: COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Obstetric-Gynecologic Care

COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Conversation Guide for Clinicians

Commentaries:

Obstetrician groups recommend COVID vaccine during pregnancy – Associated Press

Statements By Obstetrics Societies Strongly Advise Covid-19 Vaccinations For Pregnant Women – Forbes

Commentary on Twitter

Pregnant? ACOG and @MySMFM now recommend #COVID19 vaccination of pregnant individuals and urge our members to recommend that pregnant patients #GetVaccinated. The #covidvaccine is the best tool we have to save lives and end the pandemic: https://t.co/pUbLqqkKym #VaccinesWork pic.twitter.com/Ef2MOPv27L

— ACOG (@acog) July 30, 2021

Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from children and adolescents.

28 Jul, 2021 | 10:08h | UTC

Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Children and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine

Effect of Vaccination on Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in England – “the likelihood of household transmission was approximately 40 to 50% lower in households of index patients who had been vaccinated 21 days or more before testing positive than in households of unvaccinated index patients”.

Covid-19 vaccination prevents transmission from vaccinated to unvaccinated household members.

Study in England showed one dose of COVID-19 vaccine can cut household transmission by up to half – This protection is on top of the reduced risk of a vaccinated person developing symptomatic infection, which is around 60 to 65% after the first dose

Study: Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and risk factors for susceptibility and infectivity

A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters

Report: SARS-CoV-2 setting-specific transmission rates. Households showed the highest transmission rates (21.1%). Asymptomatic infections do occur but much less efficiently than symptomatic infection.

CDC Report: Transmission of SARS-COV-2 infections in households

The household secondary attack rate of SARS-CoV-2: A rapid review

Commentary on Twitter

In the New England Journal of Medicine, research on SARSCoV2 transmission by kids & teens. In a summer camp outbreak there were 224 cases in kids & teens, ages 7 to 19. After campers returned home, transmission of SARSCoV2 occurred in 35 of 194 households https://t.co/y42Jvwgaew pic.twitter.com/9fXiVsT3iu

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 23, 2021

WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills.

26 Jul, 2021 | 02:30h | UTC

WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills – World health Organization

See also: World Drowning Prevention Day 2021 (25 July)

News release: Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death – United Nations

AAP Technical Report | Prevention of Drowning.

The Burden of Unintentional Drowning: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study

Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization

Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization

Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update – Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

It's the first-ever World #DrowningPrevention Day

Every year, drowning claims the lives of at least 236,000 people. It's 1 of the ?10 causes of death for people aged 1-24 years

We can all take action to end drowning
Anyone can drown, no one should ?‍
?https://t.co/9viCLzCx6e pic.twitter.com/ozB4P10z36

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 25, 2021

New series from The Lancet: Physical Activity 2021.

23 Jul, 2021 | 10:37h | UTC

Homepage: Physical Activity 2021 – The Lancet (free registration required for all articles)

Summary and commentary: Experts call for immediate action to ensure physical activity is built into everyday lives – News Medical

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

? In the early stages of the #pandemic, #PhysicalActivity was considered *essential* for health by many governments—but inactivity remains a major issue.

Ahead of #Tokyo2020, we launch @TheLancet #PhysicalActivity21 Series ?‍♀️?‍?

Access here: https://t.co/j0GhLGKAAD pic.twitter.com/mrcOnRPyR6

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 22, 2021

Should children get COVID vaccines? What the science says.

22 Jul, 2021 | 11:06h | UTC

Should children get COVID vaccines? What the science says – Nature

Opinion | The benefits of a COVID vaccine far outweigh the small risk of treatable heart inflammation.

22 Jul, 2021 | 10:57h | UTC

The benefits of a COVID vaccine far outweigh the small risk of treatable heart inflammation – The Conversation

Analysis finds benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh risks of rare cases of myocarditis.

22 Jul, 2021 | 11:05h | UTC

News release: Study finds benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh risks of rare cases of myocarditis – American Heart Association

Original study: Myocarditis with COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines – Circulation

Commentary: Myocarditis and COVID-19 Vaccines: New Review Tackles Knowns, Unknowns – TCTMD

Commentary on Twitter

Just published ahead of print- Myocarditis with Covid mRNA Vaccines https://t.co/mc2yrr5pDV Mechanisms, benefit of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination over low risk, management strategies – review of all myocarditis cases published to date, CDC&other reports @PeterHotez @ishannovation

— BiykemBozkurt (@BiykemB) July 20, 2021

Opinion | Kids aren’t just littler adults – here’s why they need their own clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine.

22 Jul, 2021 | 10:55h | UTC

Kids aren’t just littler adults – here’s why they need their own clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine – The Conversation

More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Jul, 2021 | 10:52h | UTC

News release: More than 1.5 million children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic – NIH News Releases

Original study: Global minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and deaths of caregivers: a modelling study – The Lancet

Invited commentary: Answering the call to support youth orphaned by COVID-19 – The Lancet

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

NEW—Over 1.5 million children lost a parent, custodial grandparent, or other relative who cared for them during the first 14 months of the #COVID19 #pandemic, first global study estimates.

? Read https://t.co/Ug2ADTvO8G (1/2)

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 20, 2021