The president will announce plans Thursday for how the nation should handle COVID during the holiday season. Health experts have ideas to add.
Author: Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY
‘Lazy eye’ in kids is an age-old problem. A new VR headset brought treatment into the 21st century.
The virtual reality headset, which will be available June 2022, is FDA approved for children ages 4 to 7 for one hour a day, six days a week.
Biden administration reveals COVID-19 vaccination plan for kids 5 to 11: ‘We’re going to be ready’
Officials revealed a comprehensive plan to vaccinate about 28 million kids, estimating roughly 15 million doses will be available in the first week.
‘Break up’ with J&J? Some are ready to try Pfizer or Moderna as FDA panel considers boosters.
An FDA committee is meeting Friday to determine if a second shot is needed for people who first received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccine mandates are not new to American history. From smallpox to COVID, here’s what public health learned
Although public health has made great strides since the smallpox vaccine, medical historians say there’s still room for improvement.
‘It’s been the Wild West’: Experts urge Americans to follow official guidance amid COVID booster craze
The third jabs are only available to certain high-risk groups who got their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at least six months ago.
When will the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine be ready for kids?
Here’s everything to know about the COVID-19 vaccine in young children, what to expect and what this could mean for daily life in the U.S.
FDA delays decision on fate of e-cigarette giant Juul amid ongoing crackdown on vaping products
The Food and Drug Administration received premarket tobacco product applications from more than 6.5 million tobacco products from over 500 companies.
Experts renew warnings of ‘twindemic’ as US enters flu season amid rising COVID-19 cases: ‘We face the same threat this year’
The U.S. may see more flu as students go back to in-person learning and states loosen mask mandates amid a return to social gatherings, experts say.
‘Need to be on a higher alert’: Babies and toddlers more likely than teens to transmit coronavirus, study says
Though teens were more likely than babies to get infected, a statistical model showed those ages 0 to 3 years were more likely to transmit the virus.