childhood vaccination

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Shots can be scary and painful for kids. One doctor has a plan to end needle phobia

4:40pm February 13, 2024

by April Dembosky

Research suggests the biggest source of pain for children in the health care system is needles. One California doctor says the fear of needles is a serious problem, but proposes some simple solutions.

Education

Guilford County to offer additional vaccine clinics for 7th and 12th graders

4:13pm August 17, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The clinics will be offered at the division’s High Point and Greensboro locations for five more days starting next week.

Nurse administers vaccination into patient's arm

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Guilford County to offer vaccination clinics for 7th and 12th graders

3:35pm July 28, 2023

by April Laissle

Guilford County is offering vaccination clinics next week for incoming 7th and 12th graders ahead of the start of the school year.

Each year, RSV infections send up to 80,000 kids under 5 to the hospital for emergency treatment. A new antibody treatment could protect the youngest kids — newborns and up infants up to 2 years old.

A single-shot treatment to protect infants from RSV may be coming soon

1:02pm February 02, 2023

by Tarryn Mento

The illness sends tens of thousands of babies to the hospital each year. If approved, the new injection would be the first broadly available prevention tool.

Global vaccination coverage continued to plunge in 2021, according to a new report

5:28pm July 15, 2022

by Tekella Foster

A report from WHO and UNICEF states that last year, 25 million children missed out on one or more "lifesaving vaccines" — for diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and yellow fever.

Kids under 5 may soon be able to get the Pfizer vaccine if regulators decide the shots are safe and effective for this age group.

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When can babies and kids under age 5 get their shots? Here's the timeline

9:08am February 02, 2022

The first big hurdle was crossed when Pfizer shared its clinical trial data with the FDA. Now there are five more steps to get through before this vulnerable population can be vaccinated.

Colin Sweeney, 12, got a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as his mother, Nicole, stands by in Pasadena, Calif., in May. As of this week, kids aged 5 to 11 can also get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Some parents want to wait to vaccinate their kids. Here's why doctors say do it now

3:52pm November 03, 2021

Physicians weigh in on what you need to know about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, and how to think about the risks and benefits of vaccinating your kid

A health care worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a child at a pediatrician's office in Bingham Farms, Michigan. Federal agencies are considering whether to start giving the vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 in the near fut

Here's the timeline for the kids COVID vaccine authorization

8:19pm October 28, 2021

There are a couple of big steps to get through before U.S. kids under 12 might be able to get the vaccine. Here's how the process works and when the shots could arrive.