When the COVID vaccine is coming for kids under 12 : Shots
A health care worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a child at a pediatrician's office in Bingham Farms, Michigan. Federal agencies...
Arizona says it’s ready to get the COVID-19 vaccine to kids ages 5-11
State health officials say Arizona is ready to provide the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to kids ages 5 to 11 — an age group that may be eligible to...
Stanford Medicine launches Office of Child Health Equity | News Center
The Department of Pediatrics is funding the office. In addition, the Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute is contributing $350,000 through its “Structural Racism,...
North Texas parents, health care providers preparing for approval of COVID-19 shot for kids 5 to 11
Updated 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21: Revised to include information from Parkland Hospital.With the White House detailing plans Wednesday for distributing COVID-19 shots to young children,...
Children, Teens Are in a ‘Mental Health State of Emergency,’ Child Health-Care Groups Warn
There’s been a quieter, parallel pandemic happening alongside COVID-19: a spike in significant mental health problems among young people, spurred by isolation, uncertainty, fear, and...
Children’s mental health is now a national emergency, health leaders say : NPR
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