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Sweaters: armor for kids against COVID-19?

January 10, 2021 by kidstra

Having your children wear sweaters this winter may help prevent them from catching the coronavirus. True, sweaters are hardly as important as the usual recommendations for avoiding infection (see below), but neither is it an old wives’ tale. Sweaters help offset some of the discomforts resulting from using scientifically-proven methods of preventing the virus. 1. […]

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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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Is air travel safe for young children with bad colds and ear issues?

April 2, 2017 by kidstra

If a decade ago you’d asked your doctor if young children should fly with ear infections, nasal allergies or bad colds the likely answer was an emphatic no, that flying with these conditions could damage the  ears. Today, if you asked, the likely answer is a conditional yes. 1. No studies exist to help make […]

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