In this issue of Parents PACK, we take a closer look at COVID-19 and kids, including disease complications, immunity after natural infection, vaccination rates, and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Translational findings in new models of SURF1 mitochondrial disease also suggest that two drugs, already FDA-approved for other conditions, may prevent neurological decompensation in Leigh syndrome patients.

Check out important takeaways from a descriptive analysis of COVID-19 deaths based on WHO data sources. You’ll also find materials from the “We Can Do This” campaign for educating the public about COVID-19.

Author Mark Bergen takes readers from the idea born by YouTube creators as they sought to invent an internet business in 2005, through 2020 when 500 hours of footage were uploaded every minute.

Check out info about the CDC’s respiratory viruses dashboards and how they can help you stay up to date.

Read about a research study comparing the relative efficacy of an oral form of remdesivir with that of Paxlovid for the treatment of COVID-19.

See if you can answer these trivia questions about the 2023 immunization schedules and find links to the schedules and summaries of changes.

CHOP gene therapy expert Dr. Lindsey George reacts to a phase 3 hemophilia gene therapy study in an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Implementing a series of quality improvement measures in the emergency room increased the use of medical interpreters and led to better documentation of language needs.

Patients with this complex neurological disorder experience a wide variety of symptoms, which can be managed with early and proper diagnosis.