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Covid In Children

CDC clarifies COVID vaccine guidance days after RFK announced changes

  • May 31, 2025
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RFK Jr. cuts COVID vaccine for healthy kids, pregnant women

  • May 27, 2025

COVID may have saved toddler's life after brain tumor discovered

  • Feb 9, 2023

FDA halts authorization of Evusheld for COVID-19 medication

  • Jan 26, 2023

New Yorkers urged to wear masks indoors as COVID, flu cases rise

  • Dec 11, 2022

Doctors decode the differences between RSV, flu and COVID

  • Dec 2, 2022

How new COVID guidelines may impact NYC classrooms

  • Aug 12, 2022

Elmo gets COVID vaccine in new Sesame Workshop PSA

  • Jun 29, 2022

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COVID may have saved toddler's life after brain tumor discovered

  • Feb 9, 2023
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ER doctor shares what to know amid NYC advisory to fight tripledemic threat

  • Dec 9, 2022
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NYC schools chancellor talks safety, unveils added measures

  • Sep 7, 2022
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NYC public schools keep some COVID protocols ahead of new school year

  • Aug 17, 2022
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NYC public schools keep some COVID protocols ahead of new school year

  • Aug 17, 2022
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NJ ends COVID testing requirement for unvaccinated teachers, others

  • Aug 15, 2022
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How new COVID guidelines may impact NYC classrooms

  • Aug 12, 2022
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How new COVID guidelines may impact NYC classrooms

  • Aug 12, 2022

Latest Stories

Pfizer says its 3-shot COVID vaccine for kids 6 months to 5 years old 80% effective against omicron

Pfizer released long-awaited data for their vaccine for children 6 months to under 5 years old on Monday morning.

  • May 23, 2022

Woman fired for posing as reporter at NYC press conference over mask mandate for kids under 5

New York City's COVID alert level remains low but cases are slowly increasing, leading to a new standoff at City Hall.

  • Apr 5, 2022

NYC mask mandate for kids under 5 remains in place, parents to protest at City Hall

New York City was granted a stay from an appeals court last Friday evening. Parents plan to protest that decision at City Hall on Monday.

  • Apr 4, 2022

Moderna COVID vaccine performs as well in children as it does in adults, company says

Based on new data, Moderna said it will ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize the use of the vaccine in the younger age group in the coming weeks.

  • Mar 23, 2022

Pop-up vaccination sites in NYC target 5-11 year olds

PS 200 in Bath Beach, Brooklyn is one of the schools where we expect a vaccine clinic to pop up Wednesday morning for 5-11 year olds.

  • Mar 23, 2022