Pediatric Research

STUDY SHOWS PFIZER VACCINE IS MODERATELY EFFECTIVE AGAINST OMICRON FOR CHILDREN 5-15

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Friday, March 11, 2022
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ROCKVILLE, Md., March 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Abt Associates shows that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is moderately effective against the Omicron variant for children ages 5-15.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., March 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Abt Associates shows that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is moderately effective against the Omicron variant for children ages 5-15.
  • It reduced the risk of infection by 31% for children 5-11 and by 59% for children 12-15.
  • The Pediatric Research Observing Trends and Exposures in COVID-19 Timelines (PROTECT) study, which used real-world data, found that the vaccine was moderately effective against Delta and Omicron infection and that vaccinated children spent less time sick in bed than unvaccinated children with an Omicron infection.
  • Researchers cautioned that the vaccinated children wore masks more often at school than the unvaccinated children, which could have affected the results.

Researchers from CHOP, Penn receive $5.3 million grant to reduce unnecessary hospital monitoring practices

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
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The goal is to reduce these commonplace practices that are currently unsupported by evidence, save patients and hospitals from the burden of unnecessary expenses, and focus on more effective methods of monitoring pediatric health.

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  • The goal is to reduce these commonplace practices that are currently unsupported by evidence, save patients and hospitals from the burden of unnecessary expenses, and focus on more effective methods of monitoring pediatric health.
  • Deimplementation studies seek to reduce practices that are overused by clinicians, especially those known to have little or no evidence of benefit.
  • Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of infant hospitalization, sending more than 100,000 babies to the hospital each year and resulting in about $1.7 billion in charges annually.
  • About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital.

Jennifer Beck, M.D. of the Orthopaedic Institute for Children Named a Fellow in the American Orthopaedic Association

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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Jennifer Beck, M.D., director of outreach and research for the Center for Sports Medicine at the Orthopaedic Institute for Children, has been named a Fellow in the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA).

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  • Jennifer Beck, M.D., director of outreach and research for the Center for Sports Medicine at the Orthopaedic Institute for Children, has been named a Fellow in the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA).
  • Fewer than 10% of all practicing orthopaedic surgeons have achieved this high distinction which recognizes exceptional accomplishments and leadership in the orthopaedics specialty.
  • Founded in 1887, the American Orthopaedic Association was the first orthopaedic association in the world and membership in the association is only earned following a stringent peer-reviewed process.
  • Orthopaedic Institute for Children was founded in 1911 as Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital and today is the largest pediatric orthopaedic facility on the West Coast focused solely on musculoskeletal conditions in children.

New COVID-19 Projections Warn of Accelerating Epidemic in Arizona, Texas and Florida & Show Stabilization in Some Hotspots

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Phoenix, for example, is forecasted to reach 5,000 cases a day by July 2a number that far surpasses daily case counts at the height of the epidemic in Queens, N.Y., this April.

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  • Phoenix, for example, is forecasted to reach 5,000 cases a day by July 2a number that far surpasses daily case counts at the height of the epidemic in Queens, N.Y., this April.
  • From their week-to-week analyses, however, the researchers do suspect that statewide masking ordinances passed in Virginia and California are helping to mitigate widespread community transmission across those states.
  • A scientific review of the team's model and findings is available as a pre-print article ahead of peer review on medRxiv .
  • Founded in 2008, PolicyLab is a Center of Emphasis within the CHOP Research Institute, one of the largest pediatric research institutes in the country.

Pediatric Academic Societies 2018 Meeting Features Cutting-Edge Research in Pediatrics

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
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TORONTO, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pediatricians, research scientists, health care providers and policy makers from around the world will convene in Toronto on May 5-8, 2018 for the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 Meeting , the leading event for academic pediatrics and child health research.

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  • TORONTO, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pediatricians, research scientists, health care providers and policy makers from around the world will convene in Toronto on May 5-8, 2018 for the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 Meeting , the leading event for academic pediatrics and child health research.
  • The annual meeting features advanced research in pediatrics with thousands of abstract presentations by experts and internationally renowned scientists.
  • "We have assembled a wide-ranging program of invited and submitted science designed to expand attendees' personal and professional horizons spanning academic pediatrics."
  • The PAS Meeting is produced through a partnership of four pediatric organizations that are leaders in the advancement of pediatric research and child advocacy: American Pediatric Society, Society for Pediatric Research, Academic Pediatric Association and American Academy of Pediatrics.