Children's Health

CDC OKs vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old

5:09pm June 18, 2022

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has cleared the way for the roll out of vaccines for children five years and under as early as this coming week.

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A child receives the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Annandale, Va., last November. Vaccines will soon be available for children as young as 6 months old.

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CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old

4:33pm June 18, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.

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FDA gives emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccines for kids as young as 6 months

9:31am June 18, 2022

by Yuki Noguchi

The FDA has given emergency approval for the use COVID-19 vaccines on kids as young as 6 months of age. Now, the decision moves to advisers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 is produced in Puurs, Belgium, in May. U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.

The FDA authorizes COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers

5:09pm June 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The vaccinations for children as young as 6 months old could start next week. But first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must sign off.

A dozen students at Sitʼ Eeti Shaanáx̱ Glacier Valley Elementary School in Juneau, Alaska, ingested floor sealant during breakfast on Tuesday, believing it was milk. At least one student sought medical attention at a hospital.

Students in Alaska drank floor sealant believing it was milk, school district says

6:29pm June 16, 2022

by Dustin Jones

At least one child was taken to a hospital after a dozen students were served floor sealant during breakfast on Tuesday instead of milk.

Florida isn't ordering doses of the COVID vaccine for children under the age of 5

5:40pm June 16, 2022

by Greg Allen

Florida state officials won't order doses of the COVID vaccine for children under five years old. It's the only state that hasn't pre-ordered the new vaccines, which they did for prior versions.

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Freetown Elementary School students Mason Santos, left, and Mila Talbot, right, pet Huntah the dog after she finishes checking a classroom.

Dogs trained to sniff out COVID in schools are getting a lot of love for their efforts

11:53am June 16, 2022

by Ari Daniel

A school in southeastern Massachusetts latches onto a novel program that uses canines to sniff out COVID on surfaces. The idea is to help protect kids from the virus and keep the school open.

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Some youths in Illinois' foster system who are hard to place are being left in jail

4:52pm June 15, 2022

by Patrick Smith

Illinois' family service agency is routinely keeping wards of the state in Chicago's juvenile jails beyond their sentences — because of a lack of where to put them.

Kids can pet this dog visiting their classroom — but only after it sniffs for COVID

5:25pm June 14, 2022

by Ari Daniel

A Massachusetts elementary school welcomes COVID-sniffing dogs. The animals were trained to detect COVID based on research showing that dogs could find a fungus on trees before the trees got sick.

Moderna says its vaccine is safe for babies, and travelers won't need COVID tests

4:54pm June 10, 2022

by Rob Stein

Food and Drug Administration has released Moderna's data supporting the company's claim that its pediatric vaccines appear to be safe and effective, including for children as young as six months old.