Children's Health

For a forthcoming study, researchers with the U.K.'s University of Bath and other schools spoke to 10,000 people in 10 countries, all of whom were between the ages of 16 and 25, to gauge how they feel about climate change.

Young People Are Anxious About Climate Change And Say Governments Are Failing Them

4:03pm September 14, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

A new study shows more than half of young people say climate change makes them feel afraid, sad, anxious, angry, powerless and helpless. And government inaction in particular makes them worried.

Dr. Simone Gold discourages vaccination against COVID-19 and promotes alternative, unproven therapies. She has spent much of the past year speaking at events like this one held in West Palm Beach, Fla., in December. The conference was aimed at young peopl

This Doctor Spread False Information About COVID. She Still Kept Her Medical License

10:36am September 14, 2021

by Geoff Brumfiel

Simone Gold isn't alone. NPR found other physicians who retained their licenses despite spreading misinformation online and to the media about effective COVID-19 vaccines and unproven treatments.

Getting vaccinated during pregnancy is one of the best ways to make sure your vulnerable newborn benefits from your antibodies to the coronavirus, doctors say.

Health & Safety

Babies, The Delta Variant And COVID: What Parents Need To Know

4:38pm September 13, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The rate of new cases of COVID-19 among babies and children under 4 years old in the U.S. recently surpassed the rate of new cases among adults older than 65. Here's how to protect newborns.

A boy on his commute to school during COVID-19 times

The Unexpected Reason Arizona's Mask Mandate Ban May Be Unconstitutional

1:12pm September 13, 2021

by Ben Giles

Leaf through the most recent Arizona budget, and you'll find everything from a mask mandate ban to voting restrictions. A new lawsuit says those aren't budget items; they are political horse-trading.

Los Angeles Students Under 12 Will Need To Be Vaccinated Against COVID By January

7:14pm September 10, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Megan Reilly, interim superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District, about the decision to require all students 12 and older to be vaccinated against COVID.

When children and teachers wear masks in class, studies show it limits the spread of the coronavirus.

Yes, Gov. DeSantis, Studies Do Show Masks Curb Covid-19 In Schools

5:18pm September 10, 2021

by Maria Godoy

Several studies over the past year and a half have arrived at the same conclusion: mask wearing significantly limits transmission of the coronavirus in schools.

Students head toward Thurgood Marshall Academic High School in San Francisco in March.

San Francisco Schools Have Had No COVID-19 Outbreaks Since Classes Began Last Month

4:11pm September 10, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The city's health department said 90% of children ages 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated. There have been 227 cases reported among staff and students, but the vast majority are occurring outside school.

Tennessee high school student Grady Knox's speech in favor of masks in schools was interrupted when adults jeered and heckled his remarks.

A Teen Called For Masks In School After His Grandma Died Of COVID. Adults Mocked Him

4:05pm September 10, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful, I feel," Tennessee teenager Grady Knox reportedly said.

A young girl and her mother visit a temporary art installation, called Bear the Truth, on June 28, 2020, at the Los Angeles City Hall. The installation honors Black children who have lost their lives to racial injustice and senseless violence.

Health & Safety

Black Kids In California More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Police-Related Injuries

10:51am September 09, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Black boys and girls ages 10-14 are injured at 5.3 and 6.7 times, respectively, the rate for white boys and girls, the study says., a new study shows.

How The Child Tax Credit Is Helping Families In Mississippi

5:21pm September 08, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Aisha Nyandoro, CEO of Springboard to Opportunities, which works with Mississippians receiving public assistance, on the impact of the extended child tax credit.