The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for children is only just beginning — a lagging start that has some U.S. pediatricians worried they might not know if any shots…
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Child coronavirus deaths echo adults', CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. children and young adults released Tuesday shows they mirror patterns seen in older patients. The report examined 121…
Pharmacists get OK to give childhood shots
NEW YORK (AP) — Pharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations under a new directive aimed at preventing future outbreaks of measles and other preventable…
Parson clarifies comments on schoolchildren, virus
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson is clarifying comments he made in a radio interview in which he said children returning to school would come down with the coronavirus…
Inflammatory disease shows up among young patients here
(AP) — A rare inflammatory syndrome affecting some children with the coronavirus has appeared in a small number of cases at Missouri hospitals. St. Louis Children’s Hospital has treated “a…
Mayor speaks to children about COVID-19 in town hall
CITY HALL – “Are you all doing your homework?” asked the woman on Facebook LIVE. “Even though you don’t have to get to school, it’s important that you keep up…
Children need facts, reassurance as coronavirus changes lives
Children are being told: Stay inside, don’t visit extended family, don’t play with your friends. The COVID-19 coronavirus is a threat, and children worry about it. St. Louis institutions such…
Students skip school to save the planet
DOWNTOWN – Kids have been skipping school as long as school has been around. But on Friday they skipped out to make a case for the environment. Following the lead…