Pfizer/BioNTech plans to ask for authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine for some children under 12 soon, bringing the US one step closer to offering protection to a population that has grown particularly ...

It's perfectly acceptable for 5- to-11-year-olds preparing to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 also to receive other protective shots they may have missing during the pandemic lockdown. For some ...

Know the symptoms of COVID-19 in children, what to do if your child appears sick and how to keep your family healthy.

Valerie Brickey went to three pharmacies and her regular pediatrician in late September in an effort to find a Covid-19 vaccine for her 16-year-old granddaughter, Ryleigh. Both Brickey and her ...

If you have questions about COVID-19 vaccines for kids this year, that's understandable, experts say. But pediatricians are here to help clear up some of that confusion. Questions from parents largely ...

Questions about the COVID-19 shot abound as federal recommendations shift and medical groups issue clashing guidance.

Tuesday Pfizer announced it's expanding its clinical trials for younger children ages 5 to 11-years-old. Medical doctors are calling this the final frontier. This is a 2-year study, where a subset of ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Children ages 5 to 11 are already getting the Pfizer COVID vaccine at Hartford Health Care in Connecticut. Millions of doses have already been shipped out nationwide, including ...

COVID vaccines for the 2024-2025 season provided protection against COVID-associated emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits among children, according to data from a multisite electronic ...

Children are twice as likely to develop long COVID after two COVID-19 infections, compared with children who’ve only had COVID-19 once, according to a new study co-authored by a doctor at Lurie ...

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 ...