Colorado researchers launch trial for new COVID vaccine for children Colorado researchers launch trial for new COVID vaccine for children 01:43 Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine are enlisting families for a new COVID vaccine trial. While many of the signs we used to see linked to […]
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White House resists declaring emergency as flu, viruses surge in children
The White House is resisting calls from pediatric health groups to declare a national emergency due to the early surge in respiratory illness in children. As seasonal flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), coronavirus and other respiratory viruses swarm the country, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association […]
Canadian Hospitals, Strapped for Staff, Strain With Sick Children
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian hospitals are straining to care for an influx of sick children, many with respiratory illnesses, in the midst of staffing constraints and as a shortage of children’s over-the-counter medication sends more kids to hospital. Hospitals across the country are reassigning staff to pediatric care and putting […]
Cases of Covid-19 in children on rise in the US, with highest 1-week spike yet
Soaring case counts around the country are impacting children at “unprecedented levels,” according to new numbers released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, which are tracking data reported by state health departments. © Cengiz Yar/Getty Images An attendant talks to a person waiting in […]
Four dead including two children after migrant boat sinks in Channel | France
Four people, including two children aged five and eight, have died attempting to reach Britain by boat across the Channel, French authorities have confirmed. One man drowned when the migrant boat sank, and three people died after they were pulled from the water alive with 15 others, said the official […]