Vaccines don’t overwhelm children. But dangerous diseases can.
Misinformation about vaccines can have devastating consequences. Emily Chapman, MD, addresses a common vaccine myth.
September 3, 2026
Tag: Infectious Diseases
Children’s Minnesota expert co-authors new CDC study examining effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in preventing hospitalization and illness among kids ages 5-17
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine to protect non-immunocompromised kids
March 4, 2022
Children’s Minnesota expands partnership with AvoMD, after successful pilot to enhance patient care
Children’s Minnesota, one of the largest pediatric health systems in the US, successfully integrated its care delivery with AvoMD, a next-gen app-based clinical decision support
February 22, 2022
Children’s Minnesota’s volunteer helpers featured on KSTP-TV
Children’s Minnesota’s volunteer helpers made headlines this week on KSTP-TV for donating their time to help support our clinical staff and patient families.
February 1, 2022
Children’s Minnesota expert co-authors CDC study examining COVID-19 boosters’ impact on Omicron/Delta variant hospitalizations
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) details how effective COVID-19 boosters are for adults at preventing COVID-related hospitalizations, and
January 28, 2022
Rare summer spike in RSV cases
“In my 30 years as a pediatric emergency physician at Children’s Minnesota, we’ve never seen this level of RSV illness in the middle of summer,”
June 25, 2021
Coronavirus: What Minnesota parents need to know
Coronavirus is a respiratory illness that looks similar to the common cold, influenza or pneumonia with symptoms like a fever, a cough or difficulty breathing.
January 23, 2020
New findings related to recent cases of polio-like disorder in Minnesota Children
Dr. Anupama Kalaskar, infectious disease specialist at Children’s Minnesota, participated in research alongside local and national specialists that may have discovered the virus behind recent
April 18, 2019
Patsy Stinchfield on the spread of vaccine misinformation
Patsy Stinchfield, senior director of infection prevention and control, shared her insights on misinformation about vaccines spread through social media.
April 12, 2019
