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  1. Herd immunity and COVID-19: What you need to know - Mayo Clinic

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, children worldwide missed getting a measles vaccine. Those missed doses led to an increase in measles cases and deaths in 2022 ...

  2. COVID-19 in babies and children - Mayo Clinic

    Not being up to date with COVID-19 vaccination. Having a weakened immune system. Being born before the due date, called prematurity. Having obesity. Having type ...

  3. COVID-19 vaccines for kids: What you need to know - Mayo Clinic

    This vaccine focuses on building protection against the KP.2 virus strain. Among people with a typical immune system: Children ages 6 months up to age 4 years ...

  4. Childhood vaccines: Tough questions, straight answers - Mayo Clinic

    Getting infected with a germ may provide some people with a longer lasting immune response but at higher risk. For example, getting a Haemophilus influenzae ...

  5. Primary immunodeficiency - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Because primary immune disorders are caused by genetic changes, there's no way to prevent them. But when you or your child has a weakened immune system, you can ...

  6. Kids and COVID-19: Why they are not getting as sick - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Children are not immune to COVID-19. They are getting infected with the disease and can spread it, but they do not get as sick as adults.

  7. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Childhood vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Vaccinations are important, especially for young children. Infants receive some passive immunity from their mother after birth, according to the Centers for ...

  8. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and COVID-19 - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    One idea of a possible cause of MIS-C is that infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 , either current or earlier, causes the immune system to overreact.

  9. Primary immunodeficiency - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    ... immune system disorder. ... immune system, and treating the underlying cause of the immune problem. ... Children with primary immunodeficiency might not ...

  10. Vaccine guidance from Mayo Clinic

    The Tdap vaccine is used to boost a child's immunity to tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. ... It's also more likely to affect children with certain medical ...