Category: Child Health
CBD and parents’ attitudes about giving it to children
“Anecdotal stories of children benefiting from CBD may sound alluring but just because it’s a plant product doesn’t necessarily make it safe or effective in children.”
Polio, Chickenpox, Measles, Now Covid. It’s Time to Consult History on School Vaccine Mandates
History holds lessons for why low vaccination rates for children are so risky and why officials should strongly consider school mandates for the covid vaccine.
Washington state COVID-19 outbreaks traced to high school wrestling tournaments
The number of cases linked to the events is estimated to be between 80 and 90, but as this investigation is ongoing, the total may change.
Babies Are Dying of Syphilis. It’s 100% Preventable.
There was a time when CDC officials thought they could eliminate syphilis among adults and babies. But the effort lost steam and cases have crept up again.
School Nurse Deficit Deepens as States Seek Relief
Since school doors opened this fall, school nurses have been working nonstop on COVID-19 contact tracing and quarantines.
More than 140,000 U.S. Children Lost a Primary or Secondary Caregiver Due to the COVID-19
Overall, the study shows that approximately 1 out of 500 children in the United States has experienced COVID-19-associated orphanhood or death of a grandparent caregiver.
As More Kids Are Quarantined, Lawmakers Rethink Mask Policies
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia require everyone to wear masks in K-12 schools. Six states prohibit any such requirement, and 24 states leave the decision up to local school districts. Two states have had mask mandate bans overturned, and Florida had an overturned ban reinstated.
Scientists Examine Kids’ Unique Immune Systems as More Fall Victim to Covid
Until the delta variant laid siege this summer, nearly all children seemed to be spared from the worst ravages of covid, for reasons scientists didn’t totally understand. Now, nearly 30% of cases are in children.
Back-to-school mental health tips
New THINK Toolbox among resources to help address behavioral health impacts of the pandemic.
How schools can reopen safely — a UW epidemiologist explains what works and what’s not worth the effort.
Vaccines and masking work well for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, but other strategies like plexiglass barriers and temperature checks are probably not worth the effort.
Masks will be required for all K-12 students and staff in Washington state schools
Given the high mixing of vaccinated and unvaccinated people in schools and the fact that vaccines are not available to children younger than 12, universal masking will be required in all K-12 schools.
Should I get the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant or breastfeeding?
Experts explain the safety, evidence and clinical trials
Damage to Children’s Education — And Their Health — Could Last a Lifetime
The covid pandemic shut down his school, his mom lost her job, and they were evicted — landing Na’ryen in virtual learning and sleeping on a couch at his grandmother’s home
No Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs
If you up in an ER with a mental health crisis, there’s a good chance you will get stuck there.
For Toddlers, Pandemic Shapes Development During Formative Years
Mental health and child development experts wonder about what, if any, long-term mental health and development consequences young children may face