Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Guidelines related to general pediatric care are listed below. Guidelines related to COVID-19 in the context of underlying conditions are listed under the related medical specialty. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Index of guideline topics", section on 'Society guideline topics by medical specialty'.)
Links to other COVID-19-related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Index of guideline topics".)
General guidance for pediatricians
●International
•World Health Organization (WHO): Therapeutics and COVID-19 – Living guideline (2023)
●Canada
•CPS: Providing virtual care during a pandemic – A guide to telemedicine in the paediatric office (2020)
●United States
•National Institutes of Health (NIH): COVID-19 treatment guidelines
-Clinical management of children
•Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): COVID-19 vaccine recommendations
•American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book – Coronaviruses, including MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-1 (2024)
•AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Guidance on providing pediatric well-care during COVID-19 (2022)
•AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Post-COVID-19 conditions in children and adolescents (2022)
•AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Return to sports and physical activity (2022)
•AAP: COVID-19 vaccines in infants, children, and adolescents (2022)
•AAP: Guidance for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of children with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (2022)
●United Kingdom
•Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH): COVID-19 – Guidance for paediatric services (2020, modified 2021)
●India
●Australia–New Zealand
•New South Wales (NSW) Health: Guidance for child and family health services (2023)
•NSW Health: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) control guideline for public health units (2022)
●Japan
•[In Japanese] National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID): New COVID-19 vaccine available in Japan for individuals 12 years and older (2023)
Children with special health care needs
●United States
•AAP: COVID-19 interim guidance – Obesity management and treatment during COVID-19 (2021)
●Europe
•European ADHD Guidelines Group: ADHD management during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
●United Kingdom
•Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH): COVID-19 – Guidance for management of children admitted to hospital and for treatment of non-hospitalised children at risk of severe disease (2020, modified 2022)
Newborn care and breastfeeding
●(See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Obstetric and neonatal health care".)
Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19
●Canada
•Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (2020, updated 2021)
●United States
•National Institutes of Health (NIH): COVID-19 treatment guidelines
-Therapeutic management of hospitalized children with MIS-C, plus a discussion on MIS-A (2024)
●United Kingdom
●Australia–New Zealand
Resources for patients — The following links provide resources about COVID-19 for non-clinicians. These resources come from select society and government-sponsored guidelines from several countries and regions around the world.
●[International] Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC): My Hero is You, storybook for children on COVID-19
●[International] World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Adolescents and youth
●[International] WHO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Children and masks
●[International] WHO: A family toolbox for managing health and happiness during COVID-19
●[International] WHO: Managing family risk – A facilitator's toolbox for empowering families to manage risks during COVID-19
●[International] WHO: Parenting in the time of COVID-19
●[Canada] Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): COVID-19 resources for parents and children
●[Canada/United States] North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): Talking with children about COVID-19
●[United States] American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): Resources for helping kids and parents cope amidst COVID-19
●[United States] American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Critical updates on COVID-19 – Information for families
●[United States] American Society of Pediatric Nephology (ASPN): COVID-19 information – Patient information/wellness
●[United States] Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF): COVID-19 community questions and answers
●[United States] The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN): Parent/caregiver guide to helping families cope with the coronavirus disease 2019
●[Europe] European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (ESPN): COVID-19 – Patient resources
●[Europe] Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS): Updated recommendations for coronavirus outbreak
●[United Kingdom] British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD): COVID-19 – Resources for our patients and their families
●[United Kingdom] Children's Cancer and Leukemia Group (CCLG): Coronavirus advice
●[United Kingdom] National Health Service (NHS) England: Coronavirus – Parent information for newborn babies
●[Japan] Japan Pediatric Society (JPS): New coronavirus related information – To the general public
UpToDate also offers "The Basics" patient education pieces, which are written by the doctors and editors at UpToDate. These are written in plain language, at the 5th to 6th grade reading level, and answer the main questions a person is likely to have. (See "Patient education: COVID-19 overview (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and children (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and pregnancy (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 vaccines (The Basics)".)
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