Kids could 'commit murder' by not wearing masks in school, Oklahoma school board member says A local school board member in Oklahoma said Monday that she's worried small children might "murder" each other by spreading the coronavirus without wearing masks.
Pediatrics group urges FDA OK of COVID-19 vaccines in younger kids The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging the FDA to quickly expand authorization of COVID-19 vaccines to younger age groups, citing rising cases due to the fast spreading delta variant and risk of poor outcomes following infection.
High trust in doctors, nurses in US: AP-NORC poll Most Americans have high trust in doctors, nurses and pharmacists, a new poll finds.
Rising kids’ hospital admissions stirs alarm ahead of school year Growing numbers of pediatric hospital admissions are stirring alarm as respiratory illnesses coincide and younger children remain ineligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines amid the start of the school year.
COVID-19 or RSV? Symptoms to watch for An unusual summertime uptick in respiratory syncytial viral infections, or RSV, coinciding with increasing spread of the delta variant, may create difficulty in differentiating between the two.
COVID-19 cases in children surge 84% in 1 week, study finds COVID-19 cases skyrocketed 84% in one week with 72,000 pediatric infections
US surgeon general: FDA likely to OK COVID-19 vaccines in younger kids amid school year U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy predicted Wednesday that younger kids under 12 could become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine during the upcoming school year.
Domenech: Children are not the Left’s kryptonite, but its cure On Wednesday's "Fox News Primetime," host Ben Domenech hit out at the Left's attack on children, explaining that kids are "refutations of everything woke leftists believe."
NIH director backs away from suggestion that parents wear masks at home to protect kids The head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) tried to walk back his comments suggesting that parents wear masks at home to protect unvaccinated children.
Chipmunks in California test positive for the plague, parts of Lake Tahoe closed The chipmunks that were tested had no contact with any humans and the city's public health services show that the plague is naturally present in some areas of the Golden State.
