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Weight-related COVID-19 severity starts in normal BMI range, especially in young
May 4, 2021
Increases in BMI, beginning in normal ranges, show a linear link to severe COVID-19 outcomes, independent of obesity-related diseases in younger and Black patients.
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New child COVID-19 cases drop for second consecutive week
May 4, 2021
Report shows that 5% of all U.S. children have been infected during the pandemic.
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FDA set to okay Pfizer vaccine in younger teens
May 4, 2021
Pfizer submitted data to the FDA showing its mRNA vaccine was 100% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection in children ages 12 to 15.
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Moral distress in the COVID era weighs on hospitalists
May 3, 2021
“The volume of deaths and the apparent dangers to providers themselves reflect some of the critical aspects of war,” Dr. Asken said.
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Most kids with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 in U.S. fared well
May 3, 2021
Most children who were hospitalized had diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and high A1c levels.
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AHA guidance on blood clots linked to COVID-19 vaccine
April 30, 2021
“The risk of CVST due to infection with COVID-19 is 8-10 times higher than the risk of CVST after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.”
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MIS-C more likely to strike Hispanic, Black children
April 29, 2021
"The reality is the social context in which these children live means they can be at higher risk for COVID-19 infection, and they can also be at higher risk for worse outcomes once infected."
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No link seen between heart inflammation and COVID shots, CDC says
April 29, 2021
“We have not seen a signal and we’ve actually looked intentionally for the signal in the over 200 million doses we’ve given,” says CDC director Rochelle Walensky.
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CDC guidelines coming on long COVID
April 29, 2021
“I can’t overstate how serious this issue is for the health of our nation,” NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, said.
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Being overweight ups risk of severe COVID-19 in hospital
April 29, 2021
This research “adds to the known data on the associations between obesity and severe COVID-19 disease and extends these findings” to patients who are overweight and/or have diabetes.
