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August 20, 2021

Over 121,000 new pediatric COVID-19 cases reported over week span

Over 121,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 last week, data revealed, marking a 5% increase in cases since the beginning of the month.

August 20, 2021

Record delta COVID-19 wave hits kids, raises fear as US schools open

With the highly contagious delta variant spreading across the U.S., children are filling hospital intensive care beds instead of classrooms in record numbers, more even than at the height of the pandemic.

August 17, 2021

Special education teacher shortage impacting 48 states

The U.S. Department of Education says most states don't have enough special education teachers fill vacancies.

August 17, 2021

COVID-19 surge in Florida school district forces thousands of students to isolate, quarantine

More than 5,000 students in one Florida school district are in COVID-19-related isolation or quarantine, the school district said this week.

August 17, 2021

Kids under 3 with COVID-19 more likely to spread virus within household than teens, study finds

Younger children may be more likely to transmit COVID-19 to caregivers and other siblings in the house than older kids, a new study out of Canada found, with researchers pointing to their behavior while sick as a possible driving factor.

August 17, 2021

Dozens of kids hospitalized with COVID-19 and RSV, Texas pediatrician says

A top doctor at a Texas children’s hospital said they are treating dozens of children who were admitted for both respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19, and that many others have tested positive for both viruses but did not require hospitalization.

August 16, 2021

Kids hospitalized with COVID-19 hits record high, data reveals

There are some 1,900 children in the United States hospitalized with COVID-19, according to updated data logged Monday by the US Department of Health and Human Services — setting a new pandemic record for kids.

August 16, 2021

California boy dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba while swimming

A California boy who was on life support after he contracted a brain-eating amoeba likely while swimming in a lake has died, his family recently told news outlets.

August 13, 2021

Babies born during COVID-19 pandemic tied with lower IQ, study suggests

Preliminary findings by U.S. researchers suggest children born during the COVID-19 pandemic show lower IQ scores than those who were born before January 2020, but the underlying causes are still unknown.

August 12, 2021

CDC: Kids’ long COVID often involves fatigue, headache

Children experiencing lingering symptoms weeks to months after initial COVID-19 infection, or so-called long COVID, most often face fatigue and headache, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said during a White House briefing.