Children's Health

A 2nd wave of COVID through one family underscores why getting vaccinated is critical

4:56pm November 12, 2021

by Lesley McClurg

COVID-19 has twice struck a Latino family living in a multi-generational setting in the San Francisco Bay Area, underscoring the importance of vaccination for the sake of all household members.

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A student walks to school in the middle of parent protesters.

When can kids take off their masks in school? Here's what some experts say

11:45am November 12, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

With vaccines now available for children as young as 5, some school districts are easing up on their mask policies.

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Children's book 'Calvin' shows how a community can embrace a trans child's identity

5:12pm November 09, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with authors and parents Vanessa and JR Ford about their new book Calvin, which explores one child's experience of coming out as transgender.

Dr. Richard Mulvaney of Mclean, Va., injects the new polio vaccine into the arm of 6-year-old Randall Kerr, the first of some 100 children to be inoculated on April 26, 1954.

Virginia school revisits its history as a polio vaccine trailblazer with COVID clinic

5:01pm November 08, 2021

by Alana Wise

Franklin Sherman Elementary was the first school to administer the polio vaccine to kids in 1954. Now it's once again at the forefront, hosting a COVID-19 vaccine event with first lady Jill Biden.

Health & Safety

Parent of 6-year-old in COVID-19 vaccine trials shares experience

5:01pm November 07, 2021

Host Michel Martin speaks with parent Jonathan Kealing, whose young son participated in Moderna vaccine trials this summer.

Health & Safety

These D.C. kids are excited to be vaccinated

8:16am November 07, 2021

Children between the ages of 5 and 11 can now get the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. We visit a vaccination site in Washington, D.C., to hear from kids about why they're getting the jab.

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A hormone-blocking drug implant was prescribed for an active 8-year-old girl diagnosed with central precocious puberty. The price of one option was thousands of dollars less than the other.

Health & Safety

Drugmaker drops cheaper version of drug, leaving patients stuck with pricier one

7:00am November 06, 2021

by Sydney Lupkin

Kids who need hormone-blocking drugs to prevent premature puberty — or delay it if they're trans — have lost a more affordable option. The remaining nearly identical drug costs eight times more.

A look at the history of vaccines in schools.

COMIC: If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines

11:27am November 05, 2021

The first vaccine required for school was for smallpox, over 200 years ago. And for decades, all states have required that kids be vaccinated against contagious diseases like polio to attend school.

A 10-year-old high-fives pharmacist Colleen Teevan after he received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., on Tuesday.

Birthday parties and sleepovers are back as parents welcome COVID vaccine for kids

2:28pm November 04, 2021

by Wynne Davis

After months of waiting, many parents of kids ages 5 to 11 expressed relief and joy when the CDC gave its recommendation for Pfizer's vaccine to be made available to that age group.

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Parents react to vaccine authorization for kids ages 5-11

9:00pm November 03, 2021

Parents react to the recent Food and Drug Administrations emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine, which allows children ages 5-11 to receive the vaccine.

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