This past week, Pfizer announced they are seeking FDA approval for their Covid-19 in children ages 12 and up, and Moderna is currently conducting trials with their vaccine in children as young as 6 months of age. These are big developments in our efforts to end this pandemic. While we don’t have a great timeline […]
When Can Children Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Dr. Padgett addresses a good question, one that is probably on the mind of more than one parent. She researched the site below and thinks the article is informative and beneficial to parents. As always, please call your child’s pediatrician if you have further questions or concerns. Please click here to read the article…
How to Support and Protect Your Child’s Emotional Well-being During the Pandemic
I thought long and hard on what to post this week. There is so much information about the coronavirus pandemic, and I didn’t really want to contribute more. But, it just seems so hard to talk about anything else. This virus has affected everyone’s life in so many different ways – whether it be physically, […]
What Is COVID-19?
What is Covid-19 Covid-19, or Coronavirus Disease 2019 (the year the virus was discovered) is a new type of coronavirus (common cold virus) that has never before been seen in the human population. Typically it causes fever, cough, and trouble breathing in those infected. However, 80% of those infected may only have mild symptoms. This […]
Concussion Recovery from Sports and Not
As I write this, my 13 year old son continues his recovery from his first concussion suffered four weeks ago in his ice hockey game. As pediatricians, we frequently see kids with concussions – some from sports injuries and some not. Fortunately, many will make full recoveries and be able to return to their activities. […]
On Children
This August I experienced the parenthood rite of passage of moving my youngest child to college and entered the “empty nest” phase of life. I know it’s a cliche but it really is true that eighteen years can fly by in a moment! It seemed my son had just started high school when suddenly we […]
