Pediatrics – Public Health
CDC says it’s safe to reopen schools — with proper precautions
15 Feb, 2021 | 01:09h | UTCCDC says it’s safe to reopen schools — with proper precautions – Vox
See also: CDC Offers Clearest Guidance Yet For Reopening Schools – NPR
Guideline: Schools and Child Care Programs – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study: New B.1.1.7 variant does not result in more severe disease in children compared to the original strain
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:23h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
There were recent concerns and media reports that B.1.1.7 has more effects in children and young adults than the ancestral strain. Here are new data to provide reassurance that's not the case @LancetChildAdol https://t.co/85Dj4tl2qq pic.twitter.com/YmNOeOhpTB
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 11, 2021
Pediatric eye injuries by hydroalcoholic gel in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
12 Feb, 2021 | 02:12h | UTCCase series: Hand Sanitizer–Induced Ocular Injury: A COVID-19 Hazard in Children – JAMA Ophthalmology
Invited commentary: Unintended Consequences of Hand Sanitizer Use in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic – JAMA Ophthalmology
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence study in daycare centers in France suggests low rates of infection in very young children
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW—Research assessing seroprevalence in daycare centres open during the first lockdown in France suggests the rate of #COVID19 infection was low at 3.7%. Read the @LancetChildAdol study: https://t.co/56qnzdKo14 pic.twitter.com/O2mcnqE42S
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 9, 2021
Covid: The devastating toll of the pandemic on children
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCCovid: The devastating toll of the pandemic on children – BBC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Longtime school closures cause major psychological harm to children. School closures also affect their education, future prospects in life and cause further inequality in society. The long-term economic harm of school closures will be felt by all.
1/https://t.co/n7yhUEfXmL— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) January 30, 2021
WHO issues new guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:37h | UTCGuideline: Guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children – World Health Organization
RCT: In a population with a high prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease, screening schoolchildren with echocardiography can enable timely initiation of secondary antibiotic prophylaxis
27 Jan, 2021 | 01:05h | UTCCommentaries: Echo Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Kids Gets a Boost – TCTMD
Editorial: Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease—Quo Vadis?
Author interview: Systematic Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepalese Schoolchildren – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
RHD accounts for the highest number of deaths due to #VHD worldwide. Cluster RCT in Nepal indicates effectiveness of early detection of clinically silent #RHD by echocardiographic screening of schoolchildren and timely initiation of secondary prophylaxis https://t.co/gCCt4LzV7X
— JAMA Cardiology (@JAMACardio) January 20, 2021
It took us 9 years to complete this cluster randomized clinical trial; for me this meant two children, a Colombian family, Spanish, moving home three times, nine trips to Nepal, public health @LSHTM, and from #Kilimanjaro to #ChoOyu. https://t.co/uMs4ZQzCYX pic.twitter.com/ZFBAlwEZDd
— Thomas Pilgrim (@ThomPilgrim) January 20, 2021
[Abstract Only] Nationwide cohort study in Sweden shows HPV vaccination linked to reduced risk of invasive cervical cancer
1 Oct, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCHPV Vaccination and the Risk of Invasive Cervical Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine
News Release: HPV vaccine effective against cervical cancer – Karolinska Institutet