Richard Franki
![1]() - News- Decline in child COVID may signal end of latest surge- September 21, 2021- United States saw fewer cases and fewer admissions among children, but also fewer vaccinations. 
![1]() - News- Children and COVID: New cases down slightly from record high- September 14, 2021- Hospitalizations may have spiked as vaccinations continue to decline. 
![1]() - News- United States reaches 5 million cases of child COVID- September 8, 2021- New cases and hospitalizations reach new highs while vaccinations continue to drop in 12- to 15-year-olds. 
![1]() - News- Children and COVID: Weekly cases top 200,000, vaccinations down- August 31, 2021- Daily hospitalization rates are higher than ever before. 
![1]() - News- EDs saw more benzodiazepine overdoses, but fewer patients overall, in 2020- August 31, 2021- Fentanyl became increasingly involved in benzodiazepine overdose deaths through the first half of the year. 
![1]() - News- Children and COVID: New cases soar to near-record level- August 24, 2021- Vaccine initiations were down for the second consecutive week, but COVID-related deaths showed a big increase. 
![1]() - News- Health care workers eager for COVID booster shots- August 23, 2021- Almost all of the health care workers surveyed – 98% of physicians and 94% of nurses/APNs – have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 
![1]() - News- Children and COVID: New cases rise to winter levels- August 17, 2021- Since late June, weekly infections in children have increased by almost 1,400%. 
![1]() - News- Surge of new child COVID cases continues for 6th consecutive week- August 10, 2021- Upward trend in vaccine initiation is now in its 4th week among 12- to 15-year-olds. 
![1]() - News- Increases in new COVID cases among children far outpace vaccinations- August 3, 2021- Almost 8 months into their vaccination odyssey, children aged 16-17 years just passed an important milestone. 









