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FDA meeting on COVID-19 vaccines in kids on June 10

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a June 10 advisory committee meeting to discuss COVID-19 vaccines in pediatric populations amid speculation that the agency would decide on Pfizer-BioNTech’s request to expand emergency use authorization (EUA) for its shot to teens ages 12-15 within the coming days.

Over quarter of new coronavirus cases in Colorado involve kids, data shows

Over a quarter of new coronavirus cases in Colorado at the end of last month occurred in kids and teens through age 19.

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect periods?

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period?

Canada OK’s Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 and over

Canada on Wednesday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 and over, becoming the first country to OK the vaccine for children under the age of 16.

Fauci admits CDC summer camp guidance 'looks a bit strict'

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for summer camps currently recommends masks for everyone over age 2 regardless of vaccination status and even while outdoors, which Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday recognized “looks a bit strict.”

Prospect of COVID-19 vaccine for kids excites some US parents

Officials are hoping that extending COVID-19 vaccinations to children will drive down the nation's caseload even further and allow schools to reopen with minimal disruption this fall.

Mother celebrates baby's successful spina bifida surgery in the womb

A baby underwent surgery in the womb for spina bifida, and since being born six weeks ago, the child is healthy and developing well, according to a statement from the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for Children in London.

Biden plan to subsidize child care could have unintended consequences, including price increases, experts say

The subsidies for child care in President Biden's American Families Plan could have some unintended consequences for both families and child care businesses, including price increases, experts tell Fox News. 

10M kids could get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by fall if jab approved for younger population, Gottlieb says

The former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said over the weekend that some 10 million U.S. children could receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine before fall should the jab receive emergency use authorization for the nation’s younger population. 

Ultra-expensive medicine a desperate need for thousands of babies around the world

 many of parents of children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare motor neuron disease. Between one in 6,000 and 10,000 children born have the disorder in some form. More than two-thirds of diagnosed with the most common and serious derivation, SMA1, die before the age of 2, if left untreated — and treatment is complex. A new miracle gene therapy called Zolgensma is the most expensive medicine in the world.