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amykatherine

Let Parents Vaccinate Their Kids

Parents deserve to know why the FDA is warning again off-label use, and it has nothing to do with the appropriate dose for kids.

4 min readAug 31, 2021

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amykatherine

In the Name of Safety, the FDA Is Placing Our Children at Risk

The Delta variant has upended the case for extreme caution before approving vaccines for children, so why is the FDA delaying approval by…

4 min readJul 29, 2021

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In the Name of Safety, the FDA Is Placing Our Children at Risk

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amykatherine

Debunking Three Common Myths about Kids and COVID

Widespread claims that kids are “naturally immune” are not backed by data.

11 min readMay 12, 2021

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Debunking Three Common Myths about Kids and COVID

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amykatherine

It’s Okay to Have Mixed Feelings About Our Return to Normal

It was inevitable that we would dread the return the daily grind of being objectified.

3 min readMar 22, 2021

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amykatherine

Will We Return To Normal By Summer? Not if We Fail to Vaccinate Our Kids

Delays in testing Covid-19 vaccines in children place us all at risk.

6 min readFeb 24, 2021

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Will We Return To Normal By Summer? Not if We Fail to Vaccinate Our Kids

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amykatherine

Weathering the pandemic in Norway

This Summer, as I wandered unmasked through an indoor mall thronging with bare faced customers, their mouths and noses flashing past me in…

5 min readFeb 9, 2021

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Weathering the pandemic in Norway

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amykatherine

Should you Get the COVID-19 Vaccine if You are Pregnant or Trying To Conceive?

As soon as COVID-19 vaccines arrived, conspiracy theories about harmful effects began spreading. Perhaps shrewdly, several of these…

4 min readFeb 3, 2021

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Should you Get the COVID-19 Vaccine if You are Pregnant or Trying To Conceive?

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Rare But Devastating-Kerry’s Preeclampsia Story

When I recently reached out on social media to find women who had experienced preeclampsia, Kerry was one of the first to reply.

6 min readMay 24, 2019

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An Aspirin a Day… Keeps Preeclampsia at Bay?

ACOG recommends that many women take a daily aspirin to lower their chances of developing preeclampsia. But are doctors following this…

5 min readMay 23, 2019

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An Aspirin a Day… Keeps Preeclampsia at Bay?

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Preeclampsia: Signs, Symptoms, Myths, and Misunderstandings

At a routine 36-week prenatal exam, Jessie Ha’s blood pressure measured 120/80.

6 min readMay 22, 2019

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Preeclampsia: Signs, Symptoms, Myths, and Misunderstandings

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amykatherine

amykatherine

Freelance writer, former researcher, mama bear of three little cubs, & blogger on the science of pregnancy, fertility & breastfeeding at expectingscience.com

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