covid-19 in children

President Joe Biden on Wednesday encouraged parents to vaccinate their children, saying the approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pediatric doses is a “giant step forward” out of the pandemic.

With coronavirus vaccines soon to be available to children ages 5 through 11, kids may not be as excited as their parents to get their shots. Whether it’s their COVID-19 vaccine or their other routine vaccinations, here’s how to help your child get through the stress of getting their shots.

The FDA announced Friday that it had authorized emergency use of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5-11.

A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers.

Scottie B. Day, physician-in-chief at Kentucky Children’s Hospital, says that COVID-19 admissions are three times higher now than they were at the end of July and the majority of patients are unvaccinated. 

DeSantis often trumpets his hands-off policies in what he calls the “free state of Florida” and has referred to measures supported by the nation’s leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, as “Faucism,” a play on words on “fascism.”

With schools in some states opening this week as the COVID-19 delta variant surges across the country, many parents are understandably anxious. But there are things schools can do to reduce the risk to their students. Dr. Cameron Wolfe, an infectious disease specialist at Duke University Hospital, explains four things schools can do to keep kids safe. (And yes, they...

The Brentwood Union School District returned to campus last week, and after three days of classes, the district is now reporting 15 positive COVID-19 cases. Kris Sanchez reports.

After three days of class, the Brentwood Union School District is now reporting 15 positive COVID-19 cases. As other school districts prepare to return in the coming weeks, concerns continue to grow about the delta variant. Sergio Quintana reports.

The Brentwood Union School District returned to campus last week, and after three days of class, the district is reporting 18 positive COVID-19 cases.

New Stanford research reveals that fewer children needed hospitalization for COVID-19 than previously thought. Jean Elle reports.

New data shows the nearly 49,000 new cases of reported pediatric COVID-19 cases last week was the lowest weekly total since late October.

A Bay Area family is part of a three-phase trial at Stanford University as they are looking into the vaccine effects on younger children.

As Children 12 and older are now lining up for their shots. Now, Stanford researchers are having younger children to be a part of the new COVID-19 vaccine trial group. NBC Bay Area’s Damian Trujillo reports.

As COVID-19 vaccine trials begin for children, many parents may be understandably wary about signing their own child up as a subject. So we got Peter Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner and president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, to break down how vaccine trials for children work and how researchers ensure they’re safe.

Even with vaccine distribution ramping up across the country, there is still good reason to remain on guard against the coronavirus. Infectious disease physician Dr. Dena Grayson flagged a troubling trend in children who catch COVID-19 — specifically a worrying rise in a dangerous multisystem inflammatory syndrome called MIS-C.