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Covid

You have questions about kids and Covid and we have expert-backed answers. From Covid vaccines for kids to Covid symptoms in kids to personal essays about parenting during a pandemic, here's everything you need to know.

Child

pregnant woman getting vaccine - effects of covid vaccine in pregnancy on newborns
Children's Health

Large study shows effects of Covid vaccine in pregnancy on newborns

Updated Oct. 24, 2023
Children's Health, Child
cropped child in hospital bed - pediatric covid hospitalizations
Children's Health

Covid hospitalizations rising among kids under 5, AAP says

“While children ages 0-4 are one-quarter of the overall U.S. child population, they comprise roughly half of recent COVID-19 hospital admissions.”

Updated Sep. 20, 2023
Children's Health, Child
Dad and daughter in kitchen - bivalent boosters for kids
Child

What parents need to know about bivalent boosters

The FDA recently authorized Pfizer's bivalent boosters for certain kids down to 6 months. Here's how to know if your child is eligible for one.

Updated Mar. 15, 2023
Child, Health & Wellness
boy in classroom - covid guidance for schools
Child

CDC ends quarantine recommendations for schools

If your child is exposed to Covid in a school setting, they can now stay in class.

Updated Aug. 07, 2024
Child
Mother and baby son at doctors office for vaccine
Child

Got questions about the Covid vaccine for kids under 5? We’ve got answers 

Vaccines are now available for kids ages 6 months to 5 years. As more guidelines are announced, we’ll update you here.

Updated Jun. 18, 2022
Child, Children's Health
remdesivir: mother giving child covid test
Child

The Covid treatment remdesivir is now FDA-approved for kids under 12

This approval provides a much needed safety net for our youngest population, but it doesn’t replace the need for a pediatric vaccine, experts say.

Updated Jun. 23, 2022
Child, News

Adult

father talking with telemedicine doctor sick daughter - severe covid and kids
Adult

Having young kids might protect you from severe Covid, study shows

All those coughs and sniffles from your little one could be lending you cross-immunity.

Updated Oct. 31, 2022
Adult
unhappy woman with her head in her hands
Women's Health

The pandemic drastically increased rates of postpartum depression. Dr. Harvey Karp shares what could help mothers now

And it’s not just PPD rates that are rising: Postpartum anxiety and post-traumatic stress are up, too.

Updated Oct. 31, 2022
Women's Health, Adult
covid vaccine in pregnancy: pregnant woman watches as a doctor administers a covid booster shot
Health & Wellness

When is the best time to get the Covid vaccine or booster during pregnancy?

New research sheds light on when optimal antibody transfer occurs via the placenta.

Updated Jun. 27, 2022
Health & Wellness, Adult, Covid, Fertility Prep More, Life, Pregnancy, Second Trimester, Third Trimester, Women's Health
pandemic birth decline: mother kissing baby's head
Adult

The pandemic robbed me of my dream for another baby

And I’m not alone. Motherly's 2022 State of Motherhood survey revealed the largest percentage of moms ever who say they do not plan to have more children.

Updated May. 04, 2022
Adult, Pregnancy

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Children's Health

Is it the flu, RSV, a cold, allergies or Covid?

It's like the least-fun guessing game ever.

Updated Sep. 18, 2024
Children's Health, Covid
little kids playing toys in the playroom-daycare does not cause behavior problems
Health & Wellness

New report shows daycare centers weren’t Covid transmission hubs after all

Kids were less likely to get the virus at childcare centers than they were from people they lived with, research shows.

Updated Dec. 02, 2023
Health & Wellness, Covid
Covid test at home
News

Free at-home Covid tests are coming back—here’s how to get them

Here's everything you need to know about getting your free COVID tests delivered by USPS.

Updated Nov. 21, 2023
News, Covid
woman getting vaccine - covid vaccine early miscarriage risk
Covid

Covid vaccine doesn’t increase early miscarriage risk in men or women, study finds

The landmark study is the first to assess the risk of early miscarriage.

Updated Nov. 09, 2023
Covid, Miscarriage & Loss
pregnant woman getting vaccine - effects of covid vaccine in pregnancy on newborns
Children's Health

Large study shows effects of Covid vaccine in pregnancy on newborns

Receiving a Covid vaccine during pregnancy was not linked to adverse outcomes in baby’s first 6 months—and was even protective against more than just Covid.

Updated Oct. 24, 2023
Children's Health, Child
mom helping young daughter blow her nose - kids covid study
News

Why do kids have milder Covid symptoms than adults? A new study sheds some light

There’s a good reason why most kids have milder COVID symptoms than adults.

Updated Oct. 21, 2023
News, Covid, Health & Wellness
woman blowing her nose in tissue - long cold
Health & Wellness

Just like long Covid, you can have a ‘long cold’, study finds

The research highlights a possible reason for why some develop chronic fatigue syndrome after illness.

Updated Oct. 11, 2023
Health & Wellness, Covid
pregnant woman getting flu shot from doctor - flu covid rsv
Health & Wellness

Health officials urge pregnant women to get vaccinated against flu, Covid and RSV

“We must use all available tools to protect those most at risk, including infants and young children, pregnant people, older adults, and those with chronic health conditions,” says CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen.

Updated Sep. 29, 2023
Health & Wellness, Covid
cropped child in hospital bed - pediatric covid hospitalizations
Children's Health

Covid hospitalizations rising among kids under 5, AAP says

“While children ages 0-4 are one-quarter of the overall U.S. child population, they comprise roughly half of recent COVID-19 hospital admissions.”

Updated Sep. 20, 2023
Children's Health, Child
woman getting new covid booster
Covid

Should you get a Covid booster?

Experts share what to know about the new monovalent Covid vaccines—and who needs one.

Updated Sep. 14, 2023
Covid, Health & Wellness
young baby on oxygen - tripledemic
Children's Health

What if we didn’t have to worry about the ‘tripledemic’ this year?

For the first time ever, we have vaccines to protect against RSV, flu and Covid.

Updated Sep. 14, 2023
Children's Health, Covid
Dad and daughter in kitchen - bivalent boosters for kids
Child

What parents need to know about bivalent boosters

The FDA recently authorized Pfizer's bivalent boosters for certain kids down to 6 months. Here's how to know if your child is eligible for one.

Updated Mar. 15, 2023
Child, Health & Wellness
boy in classroom - covid guidance for schools
Child

CDC ends quarantine recommendations for schools

If your child is exposed to Covid in a school setting, they can now stay in class.

Updated Aug. 07, 2024
Child
father talking with telemedicine doctor sick daughter - severe covid and kids
Adult

Having young kids might protect you from severe Covid, study shows

All those coughs and sniffles from your little one could be lending you cross-immunity.

Updated Oct. 31, 2022
Adult
Preschool girl gets help from teacher to put on covid face mask
Covid

Everything parents need to know about the BA.5 subvariant

The newest Omicron subvariant is adept at evading vaccine antibodies—but vaccines are still protective.

Updated Oct. 31, 2022
Covid, Health & Wellness
Mother and baby son at doctors office for vaccine
Child

Got questions about the Covid vaccine for kids under 5? We’ve got answers 

Vaccines are now available for kids ages 6 months to 5 years. As more guidelines are announced, we’ll update you here.

Updated Jun. 18, 2022
Child, Children's Health
unhappy woman with her head in her hands
Women's Health

The pandemic drastically increased rates of postpartum depression. Dr. Harvey Karp shares what could help mothers now

And it’s not just PPD rates that are rising: Postpartum anxiety and post-traumatic stress are up, too.

Updated Oct. 31, 2022
Women's Health, Adult
remdesivir: mother giving child covid test
Child

The Covid treatment remdesivir is now FDA-approved for kids under 12

This approval provides a much needed safety net for our youngest population, but it doesn’t replace the need for a pediatric vaccine, experts say.

Updated Jun. 23, 2022
Child, News
BA.2 variant: mother helping son wear a face mask
Covid

Everything parents need to know about Omicron’s BA.2 variant

The Omicron subvariant will likely cause an uptick in cases. But will it cause another surge?

Updated Apr. 28, 2022
Covid, Health & Wellness
croup: mother holding sick child
Children's Health

Croup is now a symptom of Covid in kids

A new study shows that the Omicron variant may cause a croup cough in kids. Here's what parents need to know.

Updated Sep. 08, 2022
Children's Health, Child, Covid, Health & Wellness, Life
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