On Nov, 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized use of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine, now known as Comirnaty, in children who are 5 to 11 years old. Sonja A. Rasmussen, M.D., a professor in the departments of pediatrics and epidemiology at the UF College of Medicine and the UF…
Dr. Desmond Schatz, the interim physician-in-chief at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, said the mandate is a matter of right and wrong. “We need to put moral considerations ahead of political ones until the danger begins to recede,” Schatz said.
Adrienne Mott-Young, an UF Health Pediatrician and member of the school district’ Scientific Health Advisory Committee, said the county positivity rate should be less than 3% before the school district decides to lift their mask mandate. …
Pfizer said on Monday that its two-dose COVID vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it plans to seek authorization from regulatory agencies as soon as possible.
During this vulnerable period, breast milk allows nursing mothers to provide infants with “passive immunity,” Neu explained.
UF Health is trying to prepare parents to send their children back-to-school during the pandemic…
Sonja A. Rasmussen, M.D., a professor in the departments of pediatrics and epidemiology at the UF College of Medicine and the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, discusses what parents should know and do to help their children stay well.
Dr. Sonja Rasmussen shares information about children and the Covid-19 vaccines and how you, as a parent or guardian, can make the best decisions for your family.
Dr. Desmond Schatz, Interim Chair for UF College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics stood in front of the board pleading for a universal mask mandate. “The Delta Variant of COVID-19 is causing havoc, and failure to implement the policy, could have horrific, and could still have catastrophic consequences,”…
As children head back to school, parents and guardians have questions about how to protect them from COVID-19. Many want to know more about the delta variant, healthy behaviors like mask wearing and personal hygiene, the safety of extracurricular activities and when children younger than 12 may be…
