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More than 10 percent of children hospitalized with COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome, an inflammatory condition commonly known as MIS-C that in rare cases has followed SARS-CoV-2 infection, experienced acute kidney injury, according to a study published March 3 in Kidney International. Kids with kidney damage remained in the hospital an average of eight days longer than did other children facing these conditions without the added kidney stress. “Recognizing that kidney function contributes to outcomes post-COVID is important to think about, especially in the pediatric population. These kids are young and have a whole life ahead of them,” says Abby Basalely, a pediatric nephrologist at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, and a coauthor of the study. ....
Covid-19: U.S. Vaccination Pace Increases to 2 Million Doses a Day Last Updated March 24, 2021, 7:47 a.m. ETMarch 24, 2021, 7:47 a.m. ET Connecticut has joined Texas and Mississippi in easing restrictions, while Alabama extended its mask mandate. Italy blocked a vaccine shipment to Australia. Here’s what you need to know: People line up early at the Jacob Javits Convention Center Covid-19 vaccination hub on March 4, 2021.Credit.Timothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse Getty Images The average number of vaccine doses being administered across the United States per day topped two million for the first time on Wednesday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A month ago, the average was about 1.3 million. ....