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Getty Images Pfizer says trials of its Covid vaccine in children aged 12 to 15 show 100% efficacy and a strong immune response. Initial results from trials in 2,260 adolescents in the US also suggest the vaccine is safe with no unusual side-effects. The drug company says it will submit its data to the US […]
Kids being more active is a good thing – we can all agree on that. Whether an age-appropriate Fitbit will inspire them to do that is more of an open question, but the Google-owned company hopes to do just that with its third-generation activity tracker, the Fitbit Ace 3. There are a number of ways […]
As a psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert working in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic with parents of children and adolescents, and often with the children themselves, it has broken my heart to see the pain and emotional suffering that families are currently experiencing. Not only am I busier than I have ever been […]
NHS Digital’s report is based on a survey of 3,570 children and young people up to the age of 22 who were interviewed in 2017 and followed up online in July during the coronavirus pandemic. Let’s block ads! (Why?) BBC News – Health
Media playback is unsupported on your device Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus, the UK’s chief medical adviser says. Prof Chris Whitty said “the chances of children dying from Covid-19 are incredibly small” – but missing lessons “damages children in the long […]
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The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a “jaw-dropping” impact on societies, say researchers. Falling fertility rates mean nearly every country could have shrinking populations by the end of the century. And 23 nations – including Spain and Japan – are expected to see their […]
Protestors march against the separation of migrant children from their families on June 18, 2018 in Los Angeles. Mario Tama | Getty Images U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must release children held in the country’s three family detention centers by July 17 because of the danger posed by the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge in […]
CAIRO (AP) — Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across war-torn Yemen amid a “huge” drop in humanitarian aid funding, the U.N. children’s agency warned Friday. The stark prediction comes in a new UNICEF report, “Yemen five years on: Children, conflict and COVID-19.” It said […]
A study of European children with Covid-19 suggests deaths are extremely rare. Only four of 582 children died, two of whom had underlying health conditions. Symptoms were generally mild and some who tested positive had no symptoms at all, but about one in 10 children needed intensive care. Doctors say the study is “reassuring”, but […]
The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has approved EndeavorRx, a prescription-only video game designed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The game, intended for children ages 8 to 12, is “the first game-based therapeutic granted marketing authorization by the FDA for any type of condition,” according to the agency’s press release. […]
Boris Johnson’s top adviser has faced calls to resign after travelling 260 miles during lockdown in order to get childcare cover. Downing Street says Dominic Cummings’ actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines – so what exactly are the rules and how have they been applied? What is the relevant guidance? Government advice for households […]
Children and adolescents are half as likely to catch the coronavirus, the largest review of the evidence shows. The findings, by UCL and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, will feed into the debate about how schools are reopened. Children also appear less likely to spread the virus, but the team said there […]
Surging cases of a mysterious illness in children linked to COVID-19 has triggered an alert by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to warn physicians what to look out for. Seventeen states have reported cases of what’s now labeled multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which can affect several organs and has been fatal […]
NHS doctors have been warned to look out for a rare but dangerous reaction in children that may be linked to coronavirus infection. An urgent alert sent out to GPs said that intensive care departments in London and other parts of the UK have been treating severely sick children with unusual symptoms. This includes “multi-system […]