March 23, 2021 Sinovac says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children as young as 3 Sinovac said its COVID-19 vaccine is safe in children ages 3-17, based on preliminary data, and it has submitted the data to Chinese drug regulators.
March 20, 2021 House Republicans request briefing with HHS' Becerra over surge of minors at border House Republicans are raising "extreme concern" about the increased number of unaccompanied minors making the dangerous trek to the southern border and are demanding answers from the Biden Administration on whether they are equipped to manage the surge and to care for the children.
March 18, 2021 CDC’s Walensky pressed on school distancing guidance: ‘You need to do it now’ The director of the CDC Dr. Rochelle Walensky was pressed again on the agency’s potential plans to update school distancing guidance during a Senate committee hearing on Thursday as Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, cited increases in mental health emergencies among the nation’s youth.
March 17, 2021 Coronavirus antibodies present in babies born to vaccinated mothers, research suggests Babies born to mothers who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prior to giving birth were born with protective antibodies against the virus, according to a preliminary Israeli study.
March 17, 2021 CDC looking to update school coronavirus guidance ‘soon,’ Walensky says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is “actively” looking at additional studies on whether schools can safely reopen with students spaced three-feet apart rather than six-feet, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the agency director, said Wednesday during a subcommittee hearing.
March 16, 2021 Cancellation of Dr. Seuss highlighted in new Fox Nation special 'Closing the Book', hosted by Tammy Bruce ӣƵ contributor Tammy Bruce will host a new Fox Nation special exploring the latest casualty of the left's cancel culture, the late children's author Theodor Geisel -- better known as "Dr. Seuss."
March 16, 2021 Mothers, newborns with coronavirus, suspected illness should not be separated, WHO says New research has pointed to the importance of keeping mothers and newborns together — even when a coronavirus infection is suspected or confirmed, according to the World Health Organization.
March 16, 2021 Moderna begins testing COVID-19 vaccine in kids under 12 Moderna has begun administering its coronavirus vaccine in children ages 6 months to 12 years as part of a Phase 2/3 study dubbed KidCOVE.
March 16, 2021 Family of boy killed at Disney World urges other grieving parents to consider organ donation Matt and Melissa Graves created the Lane Thomas Foundation after their son was killed by an alligator in 2016. The Omaha couple said they decided to focus on pediatric organ donation because they wanted to help other families fighting for their children's lives and they wanted to help kids because their son loved other children.
March 12, 2021 CDC updates coronavirus guidance for child care centers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated guidance for operating child care programs in several areas including expanded background on what is known about COVID-19 and transmission in child care settings, recommendations for mask use and information for children with special needs and disabilities.