06Jul
Tolerability of COVID-19 Infection and Messenger RNA Vaccination Among Patients With a History of Kawasaki Disease Study shows that mRNA vaccines may be safe, and COVID-19 may not be severe for patients with a history of KD. READ MORE...
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22Jun
Kawasaki Disease Rates Dropped During COVID-19 Pandemic A study published by the Jama Network Open Pediatrics found that cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) in the United States dropped by 28% during the Covid-19 shelter in place orders. The decrease...
24May
MIS-C and KD are on the same immune response continuum as COVID-19 A recent study revealed that MIS-C and KD are on the same immune response continuum as COVID-19, with MIS-C being a more severe version of the response...
11Feb
Ask the KD Experts: Are there any updates on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine for children and adults with a history of Kawasaki disease? New inquiries regarding updates on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine in children and...
27Sep
What: UCSD 2021 Virtual Kawasaki Disease Parent Symposium When: Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 9 am to 12 pm PST Who: Jane C. Burns, M.D. Director, UCSD KD Research Center | Adriana Tremoulet, M.D. Associate Director, UCSD KD Research...
01Sep
What: UCSD 2021 Virtual Kawasaki Disease Parent Symposium When: Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 9 am to 12 pm PST Who: Jane C. Burns, M.D. Director, UCSD KD Research Center | Adriana Tremoulet, M.D. Associate Director, UCSD KD Research...
18Aug
KD Newsletter from Dr. Jane Burns The KD Summer Newsletter from Dr. Jane C. Burns addresses updates on the Covid-19 vaccine, KD Cases in San Diego during Covid-19, and new research opportunities. Read the complete newsletter here: KD Newsletter-Summer2021....
13Apr
Ask the KD Experts: Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for children and adults with a history of Kawasaki disease? The following update was provided by Jane Burns, M.D. Professor and Director, Kawasaki Disease Research Center. We understand that there...
23Aug
THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN (MIS-C) WITH DR. ADRIANA TREMOULET Summary Four weeks after a COVID exposure, children may not be entirely in the clear. MIS-C is a post-infectious inflammatory state that affects pediatric...
01Jul
Ask the KD Experts: KD & COVID-19 Update The following update was provided by Jane Burns, M.D. Professor and Director, Kawasaki Disease Research Center. June 23, 2020 1. KD patients who are well, healthy people, with normal functioning hearts...
09May
Rare conditions, similar to Kawasaki disease, are cropping up in children may be linked to COVID-19 There have been several children admitted to hospitals that are showing symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease. San Diego may have already had its...
09May
Dear KD Parents, There has been a lot of recent media attention regarding a pediatric inflammatory shock syndrome linked to COVID-19 that appears to affect a few patients who share some features of Kawasaki Disease, including coronary artery aneurysms...
07May
Statement to the Media following the 2 May Pediatric Intensive Care-COVID-19 International Collaborative Conference Call With many parents throughout the world wondering about the new information presented by mainstream media regarding COVID-19 and Kawasaki Disease, we wanted to share...
30Apr
Ask the KD Experts: KD & COVID-19 Latest News Dear KD Parents, We wanted to reach out to provide information and reassurance to our KD parents in light of new information that is emerging about children who develop a...
12Apr
Kawasaki Disease & Coronavirus (HCoV-NL63) We’ve learned that some of our community members have expressed concerns about a past coronavirus and Kawasaki disease. Some of you may recall several years ago researchers, Esper et al.’s announced a link between...
12Apr
Ask the KD Experts: Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19 Question: Is my KD child more at risk to COVID-19 than the general population? Answer: Children who have had KD go on to be immunologically normal in their response to viruses,...