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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
Lawmakers press Instagram for details on its plans for kids
A group of Democratic lawmakers wrote to Mark Zuckerberg this week to press the CEO on his plans to curate a version of Instagram for children.
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.
40,000 children have lost a parent to COVID-19 in the U.S., study finds
In a grim reminder of the death toll from COVID-19, a new study published by the American Medical Association found that nearly 40,000 U.S. children have lost one of their parents to the virus.
The UN should stop playing politics with children’s lives
All governments violating children’s rights in conflict zones must be put on the ‘list of shame’, with no exceptions.
Poverty, COVID-19 add to plight of Palestinian children
Palestinians living Gaza continue to suffer from deteriorating economic and living conditions due to Israeli blockade
Pentagon OKs Use of California Base for Housing Unaccompanied Migrant Kids
Activists demand that Mexico better protect the rights of people crossing the country, outside the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, July 3, 2014. The U.S. may house migrant kids at an Army National Guard base in California, the Pentagon said.
What kids are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s what parents should know
With Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s announcement that Arkansans age 16 and older are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations came other hopeful news from Pfizer.
Should kids wear face masks? We asked a pediatrician
As parents, we tend to want to make things better for our kids. But the seriousness of the novel coronavirus has forced us to talk to our children seriously about their safety and the safety of others.
Why parents should establish a routine for kids — and how to do it during coronavirus
Most Maine students will return to remote learning on Monday following April vacation. Experts have tips about how to make this new normal easier for families.