COVID-19 saw millions miss childhood vaccinations, WHO warns As many as 23 million children worldwide missed routine vaccinations last year due to COVID-19-related disruptions in health care, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday.
17 GOP-led states defend ban on ‘experimental’ transgender treatments for children Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued an amicus brief Wednesday with 16 other GOP-led states in support of the recent Arkansas ban on transition-related care for transgender minors.
Mississippi reports 7 kids in ICU, 2 on life support amid Delta surge Mississippi’s top health official said Tuesday the state has seven children in the intensive care unit due to COVID-19, including two who are on life support.
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq The death toll from a fire that swept through a hospital coronavirus ward climbed to 92 on Tuesday, Iraq’s state news agency reported, as anguished relatives buried their loved ones and lashed out at the government over the country’s second such disaster in less than three months.
St. Louis County urges masks regardless of vaccination status St. Louis County health officials are urging residents to mask up while in indoor public settings and even while at large outdoor gatherings when social distancing is not possible regardless of vaccination status amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
'Foolish' not to vaccinate young kids if COVID-19 shots found safe, effective, expert says If ongoing clinical trials and regulators conclude COVID-19 vaccines in younger children aged 6 to 11 are safe and effective, an expert with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) said “we would be foolish not to vaccinate” kids.
Boy, 3, dies at dentist after 'unanticipated reaction to medicine,' report says A 3-year-old Kansas boy died after what police said was an “unanticipated reaction to medicine” given to him during a dental procedure, a local report said.
Pandemic saw worsening mental health among teens, young adults, study finds Another study analyzing the impact that the coronavirus has had on teens found that up to one-third of participants reported worsening mental health due to the pandemic.
Button battery injuries in kids rose 93% in first 7 months of pandemic While product-related injury visits to the emergency room saw an overall drop during the first seven months of the pandemic, those involving children and batteries saw a 93% increase.
CDC says schools should open in fall, recommends masks for unvaccinated The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that returning to in-person learning in schools this fall is a priority and that masks should be worn indoors by all individuals ages 2 and older who are not fully vaccinated against coronavirus.
