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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings, will convene leading children s health experts for Pediatric Priorities: Improving Children s Health in the COVID-19 Era, a virtual event series underwritten by Texas Children s Hospital and focused on some of the most pressing issues facing pediatric providers, parents and young people.
The monthlong program will kick off on Feb. 23 with a
webinar exploring the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on children s health and pediatric hospitals around the country, along with new insights on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) from Dr. Lara Shekerdemian, chief of critical care at Texas Children s.
5 things parents should know about the COVID-19 vaccine and kids
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HOUSTON – We are your vaccine central for the latest COVID-19 vaccine updates. From babies in the womb to teens, we are focusing on our kids and the COVID-19 vaccine. As more adults get the vaccine, when will it be ready for kids?
While kids typically are not getting serious cases of COVID-19, it is still important to think about vaccines for them because they can still transmit the virus.
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Danielle Collins’ 12-year-old son Michael is ready.
“He’s the child of a healthcare provider and he hears the stories, and he understands the burden and I think he’s anxious to get past this as well,” said Collins.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 11, 2021) At age 13, Robert Baumann began working at a children’s camp owned by his family, shaping his desire to find a career in which he could help children. “I also thought the brain and neurology were just fascinating. So, it turned out to be the only logical combination.”
The one-time camp counselor now finds himself known as Dr. Baumann and is receiving the Brumback Lifetime Achievement Award from the Child Neurology Society (CNS) after nearly a half-century of work at the University of Kentucky.
Baumann was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University before going on to attend medical school at Western Reserve University (now known as Case Western Reserve). Baumann then was able to really work on his specialty as he focused on pediatrics and neurology at the University of Chicago. His training there was interrupted for two years due to service with the United States Air Force. Upon completing his tr