Should My Child Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
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Why the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and why children and teenagers need it now.
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Getting Your Child to Wear a Face Mask
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Get your child to wear a mask by practicing now, before schools reopen. Give kids a choice in what mask they wear, allow mask breaks when it's safe, and clean masks regularly so they're more comfortable to wear.
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.
As Mask Mandates Lift, Should Children Under 5 Still Wear a Mask?
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The end of mask mandates before an approved COVID-19 vaccine for our youngest children can leave some parents with questions. Advice from the experts.
How to Help Manage Your Child’s Pandemic-related Anxiety
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These helpful tips can help your children cope with pandemic-related anxiety.
CHOP Expert Offers Advice for Kids Under 5 as Mask Mandates Relax
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As mask mandates are lifting across the U.S., many are asking what kids under 5 should do. A CHOP infectious disease expert shares guidance with several news media outlets.
CHOP-led Research Network Assesses Utility of Diagnostic Tools and Treatment Options for Pediatric Fungal Infection
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In two separate studies, researchers present data specific to early diagnosis and treatment of candidiasis, a life-threatening fungal infection.
MIS-C Patients Have Deeply Dysregulated Protein Profiles, According to New CHOP Research
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CHOP researchers found that levels of proteins in the plasma of patients with MIS-C are significantly dysregulated and share features with two other inflammatory syndromes.
Stopping the Flu/COVID-19 Collision
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How can your family avoid a possible double whammy of COVID-19 and the flu? Get your family's flu shots as soon as possible.
Influenza: What You Should Know About the Flu
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While you may be familiar with how lousy it feels to be in bed with the flu, there are some myths about influenza and the flu vaccine that persist year after year. Get the facts.