COVID 19 Tech

Pediatricians push for speedy COVID vaccines for kids—but no jumping the gun

Enlarge / PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA – AUGUST 24: A father helps his 4-year-old son with the swab for a rapid COVID-19 test. (credit: Getty | MediaNews Group) After Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine earned full regulatory approval Monday, pressure is mounting to have the vaccine available to children under 12 years old—and so are concerns that […]

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School mask battles rage on as more children fall ill, fill hospitals

Enlarge / Second-grade teacher Wendy Verrall takes students temperatures during the first day of class at Tustin Ranch Elementary School in Tustin, California, on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. (credit: Getty | Orange County Register) While battles over mask mandates in schools rage on in several states, the delta-fueled COVID-19 surge continues to sicken more and […]

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Peloton recalls treadmills after 6-year-old’s death, CEO admits “mistake”

Enlarge / The running deck of a Peloton Tread treadmill during CES 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 11, 2018. (credit: Getty | Ethan Miller) Interactive fitness company Peloton has agreed to recall two treadmills nearly two months after the company reported that a 6-year-old child died after being pulled under one […]

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Study finds 3-ft distancing in schools is enough—but debate is far from over

Enlarge / Spring Township, PA – August 21: A first grade classroom where the desks are spaced out for social distancing. (credit: Getty | Ben Hasty) The most sensitive and heated topic of the entire pandemic is—without a doubt—the welfare of our children. How can we best protect them from this devastating virus? What role […]

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Fauci: Vaccines for first-graders could be authorized by September

Enlarge / Students wait to have their portraits taken for school picture day on Sept. 23, 2020, in Stamford, Connecticut. (credit: John Moore | Getty Images) Children as young as first graders may be able to get the coronavirus vaccine by the time school starts in September, presuming trials are successful in those age groups, […]

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Why kids matter in the quest to stamp out COVID-19

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Last December, when Caleb Chung, a 12-year-old in Durham, North Carolina, first heard from his dad that he might be eligible for a local clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine, his reaction was a little muted. He was “interested,” he tells me over Zoom. Not excited, exactly, not jumping for joy […]

Entertainment

Tristan Thompson ‘Invested’ In His Future With Khloé Kardashian — How He’s Showing Up For Her Amid Second Baby Plans

Are Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson trying for baby number two!? A new trailer for the series finale of Keeping Up With The Kardashians suggests so! Related: Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly Engaged?! See The Sparkling Evidence! During the trailer — which really hit fans in the feels with Harry Style‘s Sign Of The […]

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Eva Mendes’ Daughter Called Her Out For Being On Her Phone Too Much!

Sounds like Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are raising a great pair of children! The Hitch star opened up about a major breakthrough she had this week on her Instagram account on Saturday afternoon, re-posting a quote about an important lesson she’d learned! And as it turned out, the proud mom and high-profile celeb learned the lesson after being […]

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Singer Explains Family Plans Using Hailey Bieber

Justin Bieber includes strategies for parenthood — but it is not what some of us were anticipating (pun very much intended!) . About Tuesday’s installment of The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” that the Grammy winner clarified that, even though his excitement for a household, infants aren’t in the cards anytime soon. The 26-year-old worried he does […]

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“Staggering and Tragic”: COVID-19 Instances spike in US Kids, Leading 1 million

Expand / / Boston Medical Center Child Life Specialist Karlie Bittrich visits into a baby while at a pediatrics tent put up outside of Boston Medical Center in Boston on April 29, 2020. (charge: Getty | Boston Globe) Since COVID-19 cases skyrocketed across the nation, instances can also be spiking in babies, children, and teens, […]