Tag: Child and teen health
European agency is 1st to clear Moderna jab for children
LONDON — The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, the first time the shot has...
The Latest: European agency OKs Moderna vaccine for children
LONDON — The European Medicines Agency has recommended clearing Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 17, the first time the shot has...
Canada vs Zimbabwe: Two divergent paths of COVID vaccination
HARARE, Zimbabwe — When mother-of-three Amanda Wood heard that hundreds of coronavirus shots were available for teens, only one thing prevented her from racing...
St. Jude hits donation milestone to fight childhood cancer
NEW YORK — For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, even the sky is no longer the limit.
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Gov defends agency’s vaccine chief firing, outreach rollback
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday came out in full defense of his administration’s firing of the state’s vaccination chief and...
Lawmakers: Parental OK needed for minors to get COVID shot
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two Tennessee Republican lawmakers said Wednesday they received assurances that the state's health agency won't vaccinate minors for COVID-19 without parental...
Schools confront more polarization with mask rules for fall
Students in Wichita, Kansas, public schools can ditch the masks when classes begin. Detroit public schools will probably require them only for the unvaccinated....
UK opts not to vaccinate most under-18s against COVID-19
LONDON — The British government decided Monday not to inoculate most children and teenagers against COVID-19 until more data on the available vaccines becomes...
Deal over prisoner care tossed over Arizona’s noncompliance
PHOENIX — A judge threw out a 6-year-old legal settlement requiring Arizona to improve health care for thousands of prisoners, saying corrections officials have...
CDC exempts unaccompanied migrant children from deportation
DALLAS — Unaccompanied migrant children will be exempt from a ban on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S. border, federal health officials ordered Friday.
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