Vaccinations

In The News highlights findings on COVID-19 vaccination and children, pediatric underinsurance, and a glimpse into how cancer cells interact with each other.

This week’s In The News reports on higher education vaccination policies, college athletes’ concussions, a new genetic disease, and zebrafish.

CHOP and Penn researchers discussed the latest findings about the mechanisms of immunity at the CHOP Research Institute 2022 Scientific Symposium.

This week’s news roundup includes a podcast with the CSO, new studies regarding COVID-19 effects, golf cart injuries, and new NIH funding.

A pediatrician training program improved human papillomavirus vaccination rates in adolescents.

When virtually everyone in the world was waiting for vaccines, the Vaccine Education Center at CHOP provided accurate, unbiased answers.

CHOP stays on top of COVID-19 research, from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children to social distancing’s impact on fractures.

Childhood vaccination coverage declined during COVID-19 pandemic, new study shows. Read more about this research and other headlines In the News.

Newborns’ first big journeys into the world often are to well-baby exams at pediatricians offices. These checkups usually are scheduled within the first days or weeks after discharge from the hospital, followed by exams every few months during their first year of life.

About 79 million Americans are currently infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), and 14 million people become newly infected each year.