Sometimes your child's fever or illness is a sign something serious is going on. How to know when to worry a child might have sepsis.
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Most parents do protect their children with a flu shot every year - they know that the flu vaccine is still very important and potentially lifesaving for themselves and their family. Read on to learn 4 important reasons to get your kids vaccinated against the flu this year.
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Kids get sore throats all the time! Most of the time, the cause is a virus— COVID, influenza, RSV, or many of the other cold or upper respiratory viruses. And none of them need prescription medication to treat the sore throat. Sometimes though, a sore throat is due to an illness caused by the Streptococcus bacterium—and this infection needs to be treated with an antibiotic.
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It can be so hard to know when a child is well enough for school or - too sick to go! While your decision must involve a healthy dose of common sense, here are some basic guidelines to help you.
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It's the time of year again when your doctor recommends your family get the flu vaccine. If you went to the pediatrician recently, they likely asked you to protect your child with a flu vaccine. And I bet they doubled down and asked you to get the COVID-19 vaccine. I agree with this recommendation - any child six months or older should have both vaccines!
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One of the best ways to worry less, keep them in school, and have them participate in extracurricular activities is to get them a flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccine. Both are safe and effective.
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The news that a new respiratory virus (coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) is spreading from China may be concerning to many parents.
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You’re sitting with your sick child, looking at a thermometer, and wondering, “How high is too high?”
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