The following is from Gallup News. A new Gallup poll finds that US parents are more likely to report negative social and emotional effects on their school-age children due to the COVID-19 pandemic than academic or physical health struggles. According to […]
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The following is from MedPage Today. While it’s not clear whether children exposed to recalled applesauce packets have suffered acute lead poisoning, pediatricians should take recent warnings seriously, experts told MedPage Today. Morri Markowitz, MD, director of the Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment
The following is an excerpt from Medscape. Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday that the US Food and Drug Administration had expanded the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the company and its partner BioNTech SE’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine as a single booster
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The following is an excerpt from the Associated Press. Uruguay stopped administering coronavirus vaccine to children under age 13 after a judge ordered on Thursday that all inoculations in that age group halt until officials present documents relating to contracts
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The following is an excerpt from Yahoo News! via The Independent. A severe hepatitis disease of unknown origin found in 12 countries has led to the death of at least one child, said the World Health Organisation (WHO). At least 169 cases
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The following is an excerpt from Yahoo! News. The World Health Organization is investigating a series of severe hepatitis cases in young children. The United Kingdom has identified 74 cases of severe acute hepatitis since an original 10 were reported
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According to Gallup, US parents are less worried that their child will contract Covid-19 than they were 3 months ago. Parents say they are also less concerned about contracting it themselves as well. Highlights of poll include the following: 45%
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Most people say it’s more important to send kids the message “You can do anything” than the less ambitious “Know your limits.” That’s according to the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com. Sixty-eight percent (68%) said it’s more important to teach
