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Arkansas Children’s Hospital doctor warns of critically ill kids with COVID-19
Arkansas Children’s Hospital reported 11 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations Monday along with several more suspected.
Parents of Kids Under 12 Cheer News Pfizer’s Seeking Vaccine Approval for Younger Kids
“As someone who has seen the repercussions of such a horrible disease, I hope that people understand a possible vaccine is something that helps us all, including our children”
Children Now Account For 22% Of New U.S. COVID Cases. Why Is That?
Children account for more than a fifth of new U.S. coronavirus cases in states that release statistics by age, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Should You Travel With Unvaccinated Kids?
While a growing number of adults are getting vaccinated for COVID-19, most kids are still waiting to be eligible.
Opinion: How Latin America’s Kids Suffer From World’s Longest COVID School Closings
Wearing a mask and a face shield to curb the spread of the coronavirus, 10-year-old Jade Chan Puc writes in her workbook during the first day of class in Hecelchakán, Campeche state, Mexico, on April 19. On average, schools in Latin America and the Caribbean were closed longer than any in any other region, according to UNICEF.
Pfizer Details Possible COVID-19 Vaccine Expansion to Kids 6-Months to 15-Years-Old
The US Food and Drug Administration expects to authorize the Pfizer vaccine for those age 12 to 15 by next week, potentially even sooner. At the same time, the company is looking at ways to make the vaccine available to children even younger.
.When Can Kids Get the Vaccine?
On Monday, every adult became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. So when will children be able to get their shots? While children under 16 have not been approved to receive any of the currently available shots, clinical trials to get shots in little arms are underway.
Getting Answers: When will younger kids be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine?
Life has been different for all of us this past year and for our kids, it hasn’t been easy.
COVID vaccines and kids: five questions as trials begin
As the first clinical trials in young children start, here’s what scientists want to know.
In the hope of vaccines, despite the increase in cases
Pfizer is working to get its coronavirus vaccine approved for kids as young as 12, at the same time that health officials are reporting increasing cases among young people.
There’s evidence that kids stuck in quarantine may experience higher levels of depression and anxiety
A new study found that children on lockdown experienced higher levels of depression and anxiety.
Schools Urging Parents to Enroll Kids in Pre-K After Low Enrollment During COVID-19 Pandemic
Fort Worth ISD is now taking applications for 2021-2022 pre-K enrollment. The district is taking big steps to convince parents to sign up, after low enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
6 things a pediatrician wants parents to know about kids and COVID-19
Over a year into the pandemic, parents are exhausted from keeping up with news about the novel coronavirus.
over 6,000 additional children under five could die a day, without urgent action
UNICEF launches #Reimagine, a global campaign to prevent the pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for children
Coronavirus-linked hunger causing 10,000 child deaths monthly, UN says
The pandemic will create global famines ‘of biblical proportions’, the World Food Program head says
If parents are vaccinated, and kids aren’t, what is safe to do this summer?
Parents are in a unique position this summer. It may be several months before kids become eligible for the vaccine.
Loneliness, Anxiety and Loss ,Covid-19 complications on children
A year of school shutdowns and family trauma leads to social isolation, stress and mental-health issues
52% of parents plan to vaccinate kids against COVID
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A new poll shows parents are split on getting their kids the coronavirus vaccine.
Vaccination time for children should be postponed
Prasad says it’s time to move COVID vaccine doses to wherever they will save the most lives
AstraZeneca’s UK vaccine trial on kids comes to a halt
A trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on children in the UK has been paused even as the country’s medicines regulator probes a possible link of the vaccine with rare blood clots in adults, the media reported.