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My Child Is Anxious About Returning to School In Person. How Can I Help Them?
With the start of the new school year, many kids may be relieved to return to in-person learning. But others may feel more anxious. In fact, experts at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center anticipate that this transition may be especially challenging and...
Vaccine Facts: No, the COVID-19 Vaccines Were Not Made Too Quickly
One of the many misconceptions that some have about the COVID-19 vaccines is that they were developed too quickly. In fact, all of the normal safety steps were followed in developing the vaccines, and they are helping to bring the pandemic to an end. In a roundtable...
Making Sense of the Pandemic Now
If you are fully vaccinated, are you protected from COVID-19? Will we need booster shots? What is the best way to keep children safe as they return to school? These and other pressing questions were discussed in an Aspen Ideas Festival virtual event, in which Kenneth...
What You Need to Know About Heart Inflammation and the COVID-19 Vaccines
Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating a link between COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna and heart inflammation in young men and boys. Kristin Oliver, MD, MHS, a pediatrician and preventive medicine...
Pandemic’s Toll on Mount Sinai Front-Line Staff Is Surveyed, and Addressed
Front-line staff who were already feeling burnout showed the most signs of mental distress during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, while those who fared best had an active social network and felt supported by their supervisors. These were among the many lessons...
What Is the Delta Variant and Why Is It a Concern for Those Who Are Not Vaccinated
One of the latest terms to emerge from the pandemic is the Delta variant. This variant appears to be more contagious than previous variants and has become more common in the United States. In this Q&A, Sean Liu, MD, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Medicine...