Should My Child Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
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Why the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and why your teenager needs it now.
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COVID-19 and Kids: What You Need to Know Now
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From new variants to vaccine availability, we’ve rounded up the latest updates on COVID-19 and kids.
Little Bug, Big Consequences: Understanding Lyme Disease
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What you need to know to prevent a tick bite that can lead to Lyme disease. Failing that, here are the symptoms to watch for and what to do next.
Children's Doctor News Spring 2021
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News updates from the Spring 20201 edition of Children's Doctor.
Celebrating Spring Holidays Safely During COVID-19
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Safely celebrate the season with these tips from CHOP experts and recent CDC guidance.
Returning to In-person Schooling During COVID-19
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As families consider a return to in-person schooling, many have questions about how to keep their kids safe from COVID-19. CHOP physicians offer advice.
Deep Immune Profiling Shows Significant Immune Activation in Children with MIS-C
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Using deep immune profiling, CHOP researchers have found children with MIS-C are extremely immune activated, more like adults with severe COVID-19.
Experts at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Describe Types of Rashes Associated with MIS-C
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CHOP researchers describe different types of rashes they have seen in patients diagnosed with the COVID-19-related inflammatory syndrome.
CHOP Pediatric COVID-19 Test Sites Transitioning to Less Invasive Swab
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All of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) COVID-19 testing sites for children will now be using a less invasive nasal swab to obtain the specimen for testing.
How to Help Manage your Child’s Anxiety around COVID-19
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These helpful tips can help your family cope with ongoing uncertainty and avoid the “what if” trap.