Sharp decline in Flu and Colds: Will masks stick around? Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged in the U.S. and other countries, masks became key to reducing the virus spread. But they did more than just prevent people from getting or spreading COVID-19 they also appear to be the reason why cases of the flu, cold and other respiratory diseases are down significantly in the last year.
And as a post-pandemic future becomes more clear with the vaccine rollout well underway, health experts are wondering if masks will stick around in the U.S. after COVID-19 is finally in the rear view.
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Moderna COVID vaccine clinical trials in school-age kids to begin in Houston by this summer
Although children are less affected by COVID-19 than adults, Dr. Flor Munoz with Baylor College of Medicine says they still make up about 20% of cases. Author: Stephanie Whitfield Updated: 6:54 PM CDT March 16, 2021
HOUSTON Moderna says the first group of young children in their pediatric clinical trial have received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The trial will test the vaccine on children between 6 months old and 11 years old. Houston will eventually be one of the cities enrolling kids in the clinical trial.
Associate professor of pediatrics - infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Flor Munoz is one of the investigators in the Moderna pediatric trial, which is being planned in the Texas Medical Center.
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Last year, nearly 200 children died from the flu
Over the past year, we’ve strapped on face masks and practiced social distancing in an attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. And while we’ve tragically lost nearly 525,000 Americans to COVID-19, we’ve considerably lowered the number of flu-related cases and deaths, especially among children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just one child has died of the flu this season in the U.S. In previous years, hundreds of children have died of the flu.
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