What to Do If You Suspect the Flu
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Your child is complaining of a sore throat and body aches. They have a fever. It seems like they might be coming down with the flu. What should you do?
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My Child Has a Fever: What Should I Do?
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Pediatricians want you to know this: Nothing has changed about how you should manage a fever.
How to Prevent the Stomach Flu
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Can you really prevent the norovirus from infecting your family? Yes! A CHOP doctor from the Department of Infection Prevention and Control explains how.
Why It's Important to Be Up to Date on Vaccines
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Learn why vaccinations are important for kids and the community, and what to do if you missed a vaccine and need to get back on track.
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.
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.
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.
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.