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Pequeño repunte en los casos de COVID-19 en el Norton Children’s Hospital; se anima la vacunación

This post is also available in English Después de semanas de no tener niños internados en Norton Children’s Hospital con COVID-19, ahora hay típicamente dos o tres en el hospital en cualquier momento que están siendo tratados por la enfermedad, según Kristina A. Bryant, M.D., doctora de Enfermedades Infecciosas de Norton Children, afiliada a la Escuela…

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Small uptick in COVID-19 cases at Norton Children’s Hospital; vaccination encouraged

Pequeño repunte en los casos de COVID-19 en el Norton Children’s Hospital; se anima la vacunación After weeks with no children admitted to Norton Children’s Hospital with COVID-19, there are now typically two or three in the hospital at any time being treated for the disease, according to Kristina A. Bryant, M.D., physician with Norton…

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Norton Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, to participate in COVID-19 investigational vaccine clinical trial for children ages 6 months to 4 years

The Norton Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, will participate in a phase 2/3 clinical trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 investigational vaccine for healthy children ages 6 months to 4 years. The study will evaluate safety, tolerability and immune response in this age group. It is the only site in Louisville…

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Norton Children’s opens COVID-19 vaccinations to children ages 12 and older

Norton Children’s has opened COVID-19 vaccine scheduling for children ages 12 and up on NortonChildrens.com. Parents or legal guardians who would like to schedule their children for vaccination can make an appointment at NortonChildrens.com. Multiple Norton Children’s locations throughout Louisville Metro will be giving vaccines. A clinical trial of this vaccine in 2,260 children ages…

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Reluctance to get a COVID-19 vaccine could hamper its effectiveness

La renuencia de obtener una vacuna del COVID-19 puede obstaculizar su efectividad As vaccination against COVID-19 is on the horizon, physicians and public health officials are concerned that this potentially lifesaving measure will be viewed with skepticism and even refusal. The vast majority of individuals get vaccinations as recommended, but in recent decades an increase…

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