Tag: Child and teen health
Ex-Tennessee vaccine leader: Firing put politics over health
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's former top vaccinations official said Tuesday that she couldn't stay silent after she was fired this week amid scrutiny from...
Ex-Tennessee health official: State backed off vaccine push
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee health officials will not acknowledge that August is National Immunization Awareness Month per an order from the state's health commissioner,...
Ex-Tennessee vaccine leader: Firing put politics over health
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's former top vaccinations official said she couldn't stay silent after she was fired this week amid scrutiny from Republican state...
US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions
FORT WORTH, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated...
Young Mexicans party again, though some line up for vaccine
MEXICO CITY — Young adults in Mexico are coming out to party again, even as the country enters its third wave of coronavirus infections...
Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents
The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital...
In Illinois, Biden to push money for families and child care
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is turning his focus to pitching his proposed investments in families and education, using a visit to a community...
After pandemic pause, one woman’s crusade for kids resumes
NEW YORK — After more than two decades beating the odds to obtain medical care for children injured in war and crises around the...
Suicidal crises, mental fatigue: Kids grapple with reentry
After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale.
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Make-a-Wish clarifies policy after confusion on vaccinations
The Make-a-Wish Foundation is disputing what it calls a “misinformation” campaign about whether children who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 will be eligible to have...