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Questions and answers regarding your children and COVID-19

December 22, 2020 by kidstra

December 24, 2020 (Hi reader. Once again, an issue of KidsTravelDoc is devoted to COVID-19’s effect on children, rather than our usual subject, keeping kids healthy and safe for travel and related outdoor activities. Family travel has been pummeled by concerns over the pandemic. Hopefully, soon we will return to discussing, “Is air travel safe […]

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When will your child be vaccinated against coronavirus?

December 2, 2020 by kidstra

December 3, 2020. Vaccinating your children against the COVID-19 virus will not take place “anytime soon,” says Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 1. The COVID-19 vaccine has yet to undergo trials in children. “Only after there is sufficient safety and efficacy information regarding COVID-19 vaccines in […]

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Schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: The facts

November 17, 2020 by kidstra

(November 18, 2020. Hi Reader: We’re devoting this edition of KidsTravelDoc to help you cope with an important aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic: elementary schooling. Hopefully, we’ll soon return to our main – and more pleasurable – topic: helping you to keep families healthy, safe, and comfortable for travel and fresh air activities. ) 1.  […]

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Isolating children in a COVID-19 pandemic: A primer

March 28, 2020 by kidstra

Warning: Becoming lax with isolating your children and teenagers to prevent spreading OVID-19 coronavirus disease can have serious consequences for your family and your community. True, these age groups are far less likely to become severely ill or die from the disease than adults, says the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). “It’s not that they […]

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Corona virus #4

March 17, 2020 by kidstra

Your child has symptoms compatible with early coronavirus disease: mild cough, a runny nose, and a borderline fever. What do you do? 1. Stay calm. As more and more cases of Coronavirus (COVID-9) disease occur around the world, children continue to be infected far less frequently than adults, and when infected, the vast majority show […]

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Are your children at risk for coronavirus disease?

February 26, 2020 by kidstra

For today’s official news bulletins about corona virus COVID 19 and children, please see the following sources, at the end of this article: Children appear to be at less risk of being infected by the coronavirus (now officially known as COVID-19) than are adults, says the US Centers for Disease Control. The frequency and severity […]

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Will your children be wearing face masks any time soon?

February 11, 2020 by kidstra

1. The US Centers for Disease Control CDC) recommends that children (and adults) NOT wear face masks at this time. Facemasks are the hallmark of coronavirus disease. Pictures from China show that even the very young are bedecked with them. However, wearing facemasks makes sense only where and when person to person spread is prevalent […]

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Locking the door on measles!

April 13, 2019 by kidstra

Your family no longer has to travel overseas to come home with one souvenir you didn’t bargain for, a vaccine-preventable disease. Such “souvenirs” may be coming to visit you. Currently, measles is the prime example. 1. Measles, which had become a rarity in this country, is popping up all over. As of mid-April 2019, cases […]

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Adults Getting Vaccinated Protects Children

February 9, 2019 by kidstra

Parents! Having your children optimally immunized against every vaccine-preventable disease may still not suffice to fully protect them from these diseases. Such protection may require that you, too, are immunized.  1. Experience has shown that there are optimum ages to administer vaccines to children and adults.  It is the age before (1) the person is […]

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Measles alert: Newark, NJ airport on Christmas Eve

December 29, 2018 by kidstra

Here is the latest health bulletin about a case of a vaccine preventable disease introduced into this country from overseas a few days ago. Below is an article about how you can prevent your children from being exposed. It appeared on this website two months ago. If your family visited Newark Liberty International Airport on […]

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