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Skills Your Kid Needs to Know Before Kindergarten By Claire Gillespie Updated on June 17, 2022 Childhood is full of “firsts,” and your child starting kindergarten is up there with one of the biggest. “It’s the start of a partnership between the parent and the child’s educational experience,” says Adrianna Bravo, MD, FAAP, pediatrician and senior [...]

What Parents Need to Know About the Baby Formula Shortage By Claire Gillespie Updated on June 6, 2022 Key Takeaways Baby formula shortages across the country have parents struggling to feed their babies. It's not clear what the cause is, but companies are dealing with supply issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. You may [...]

States Start Lifting Mask Mandates As several states move to roll back mask mandates in schools and elsewhere, the CDC still advises people to mask up indoors, leaving the public grappling with mixed messages as the omicron wave appears to ebb. By Don Rauf February 14, 2022 States easing mask mandate rules include Connecticut, Delaware, [...]

FDA delays key meeting on COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a meetingTrusted Source to discuss authorizing vaccines for children under 5 years old. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee had been scheduled to meet on Feb. 15 to discuss allowing vaccines for young children. Originally, the [...]

Gov. Murphy: New Jersey To Lift Statewide School Mask Mandate On March 7; Connecticut Considering Ending Indoor Mandate On Feb. 28 By Christina Fan February 7, 2022 at 11:57 pm TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday the state’s school mask mandate will be lifted on March 7. “Masking continues to be an important tool to [...]

Omicron and Testing: Is the New Variant Slipping Through the Cracks? By Rachel Murphy Published on December 27, 2021 Key Takeaways According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Omicron variant has mutations that may cause some COVID-19 tests to miss it. However, despite the mutations, current testing methods are still useful for [...]

How to Protect Your Newborn from COVID-19 During the 2021 Holidays By Claire Gillespie Updated on December 17, 2021 Key Takeaways Studies show that newborns are not as likely to get infected with COVID-19 as older children. However, young babies may be at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19. It's natural to be [...]

So, Exactly How Worried Should We Be About the Omicron Variant? Doctors Explain  NOVEMBER 30, 2021 – 10:45 AM By KAITLIN VOGEL Nov 2, 2021 Updated Nov 3, 2021 On Thanksgiving Day, many of us received a news alert that put a damper on an otherwise joyful holiday (especially compared to last year): There’s a new, concerning COVID variant [...]

Analysis Mandatory School Covid Testing Takes 2 Paths By Vince Conti Nov 2, 2021 Updated Nov 3, 2021 Read the original article Read pdf version Get the ICH COVID-19 Testing Program CONTACT US

Ricardo “Rick” A Salas of Inspire Health Alliance: How We Plan To Rebuild In The Post COVID Economy A “CEOs Speak” Interview with Charlie Katz Business leaders need to be aware of how their industries have changed during the pandemic and use that change to identify opportunities to respond to needs that have arisen. Some [...]