Pediatric Care /tags/pediatric-care Pediatric Care en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:55:30 GMT COVID-19 vaccine for young kids could be ready this month /covid-19/2022-02-01/covid-19-vaccine-for-young-kids-could-be-ready-this-month Pfizer-BioNTech filed for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration for a vaccine regimen for children from six months to five years old. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:55:30 GMT /covid-19/2022-02-01/covid-19-vaccine-for-young-kids-could-be-ready-this-month Peter Granitz, Peter Granitz, Rob Stein Austin health leaders say COVID-19 transmission is still too high to move to Stage 2 /covid-19/2021-11-05/watch-austin-travis-county-health-leaders-discuss-remaining-in-stage-3-covid-19-guidance The seven-day average of new COVID-19 hospital admissions has sunk below 15, putting Austin-AG真人百家乐 County in the Stage 2 range. But health officials say there's still substantial spread of disease. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:59:18 GMT /covid-19/2021-11-05/watch-austin-travis-county-health-leaders-discuss-remaining-in-stage-3-covid-19-guidance Marisa Charpentier To ensure equity, AG真人百家乐 County is bringing kids' COVID vaccines to school campuses in the Eastern Crescent /covid-19/2021-11-05/to-ensure-equity-travis-county-is-bringing-kids-covid-vaccines-to-school-campuses-in-the-eastern-crescent The county is partnering with health care providers to bring vaccines to 5- to 11-year-olds starting next week. Parents need to sign a consent form for their children to get vaccinated. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:23:57 GMT /covid-19/2021-11-05/to-ensure-equity-travis-county-is-bringing-kids-covid-vaccines-to-school-campuses-in-the-eastern-crescent Marisa Charpentier Where to get your child a COVID-19 vaccine in Austin /covid-19/2021-11-03/coronavirus-vaccination-kids-5-to-11 Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. It may still take a few days to get the shot as the doses roll out across the U.S., but here鈥檚 where to start looking. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:51:28 GMT /covid-19/2021-11-03/coronavirus-vaccination-kids-5-to-11 Marisa Charpentier CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 /2021-11-02/cdc-recommends-pfizers-covid-vaccine-for-children-ages-5-through-11 Kids ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get Pfizer's low-dose COVID vaccine. CDC director Rochelle Walensky agreed with a unanimous decision of a team of advisers that the benefits outweigh the risks. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:12:54 GMT /2021-11-02/cdc-recommends-pfizers-covid-vaccine-for-children-ages-5-through-11 Joe Neel, Carmel Wroth, Jane Greenhalgh When can kids under 12 get their shots? Here's the timeline /2021-10-28/when-can-kids-under-12-get-their-shots-heres-the-timeline There are a couple of big steps to get through before U.S. kids under 12 might be able to get the vaccine. Here's how the process works and when the shots could arrive. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:40:55 GMT /2021-10-28/when-can-kids-under-12-get-their-shots-heres-the-timeline Selena Simmons-Duffin, Alyson Hurt FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 /2021-10-26/fda-advisory-panel-recommends-pfizer-vaccine-for-kids-ages-5-to-11 After some debate, a group of scientists advising the FDA concluded that the vaccine's benefits outweigh its risks for young children. Tue, 26 Oct 2021 20:50:58 GMT /2021-10-26/fda-advisory-panel-recommends-pfizer-vaccine-for-kids-ages-5-to-11 Joe Neel Texas health officials ready for pediatric COVID-19 vaccines /covid-19/2021-10-25/texas-health-officials-ready-for-pediatric-covid-19-vaccines The Texas Department of State Health Services provided details on how they plan to roll out pediatric COVID-19 vaccines. Tue, 26 Oct 2021 01:23:08 GMT /covid-19/2021-10-25/texas-health-officials-ready-for-pediatric-covid-19-vaccines Haya Panjwani Pediatricians say the mental health crisis among kids has become a national emergency /2021-10-20/pediatricians-say-the-mental-health-crisis-among-kids-has-become-a-national-emergency Three leading pediatric health organizations are sounding the alarm about "soaring rates" of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among children and adolescents. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:54:36 GMT /2021-10-20/pediatricians-say-the-mental-health-crisis-among-kids-has-become-a-national-emergency Deepa Shivaram Austin Brain Surgeon Who Died During Car Race Remembered For Biggest Wins Off The Track /austin/2019-12-04/austin-brain-surgeon-who-died-during-car-race-remembered-for-biggest-wins-off-the-track Pediatric neurosurgeon Tim George was one of those people driven to succeed in whatever their pursuit 鈥� even taking their hobbies to another level. He was鈥� Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2019-12-04/austin-brain-surgeon-who-died-during-car-race-remembered-for-biggest-wins-off-the-track Jimmy Maas