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Swoop, Mayor Kenney, Councilmember Johnson, other officials, and community members help with the groundbreaking at Vare Recreation Center
Swoop, Mayor Kenney, Councilmember Johnson, other officials, and community members help with the groundbreaking at Vare Recreation Center. (Jordan Levy/Billy Penn)
Community

Work begins on one of Rebuild Philly’s biggest project yet: $20 million rebuild at Vare Rec Center

The facility will have a new athletic field, a new recreation center, sprayground, and other amenities, including both indoor and outdoor classrooms.

4 years ago

A sign outside Lovett notes that free meals are available for kids during the summer.
Community

Free summer meal sites for Philly kids and teens open next week

Hundreds of child and youth meal sites will open across the city this summer, most on June 21.

4 years ago

A closeup of a health worker's hands administering a COVID-19 vaccine
Health

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers

U.S. regulators have authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers. That paves the way for vaccinations for children under 5 to begin next week.

4 years ago

FILE - A boy receives a dose of China's Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a community vaccination center in Hong Kong on Feb. 25, 2022. U.S. government advisers met Wednesday, June 15, 2022 to decide whether to endorse COVID-19 shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, moving the nation closer to vaccinations for all ages. According to the World Health Organization, 12 countries are vaccinating kids under 5. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Health

FDA advisers endorse 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5

An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration gave a thumbs-up Wednesday to vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for children under 5.

4 years ago

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. U.S. regulators have granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. The decision Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 by the Food and Drug Administration comes after many tens of millions of Americans have already received the shot under its original emergency authorization. Full approval means FDA has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review for Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Health

FDA advisers back Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for older kids

The expert panel agreed Tuesday that the vaccine made by Moderna is safe and effective enough to give to U.S. kids ages 6 to 17.

4 years ago

Up-close view of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11.
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Kids under 5 could get the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of June. Here’s what you need to know

Kids under 5 may be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of June. Pediatricians in the region explain what you need to know.

4 years ago

Joyful kids were welcomed into the pool for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed city amenities at the James Finnegan Playground in Southwest Philadelphia on June 30, 2021
Community

Philly expands summer activities to help young people stay busy in creative ways

From camp experiences to extended hours at PAL locations, city officials are looking to provide a creative outlet for Philly young people this summer.

4 years ago

View of an empty shelf in a grocery store where usually baby formula products are available.
Politics & Policy

New baby formula plant gets another $8 million from Pa.

The new funding comes amid a nationwide shortage of infant formula.

4 years ago

David Harrington poses for a photograph in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Harrington spent a tense eight months in a Philadelphia jail when he was a teenager — the result of a robbery charge in 2014 that automatically sent his case to the adult court system under state law.
Courts & Law

In historic shift, far fewer teens face adult U.S. courts

National data shows the number of children sent to adult courts for criminal prosecution in the U.S. has dropped to new lows.

4 years ago

The interior of the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia
Health

Please Touch Museum launches summer campaign for kids vaccinations, health awareness

The “Ready. Set. School” campaign will have free days at the children’s museum for health awareness games and COVID shots.

4 years ago

The Abbott manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Mich., is reopening, allowing supplies of baby formula to head to consumers starting later this month, the company said Saturday. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Abbott’s baby formula plant is reopening in a step that could soon ease the shortage

Abbott's initial re-release of products will be available to consumers beginning around June 20, the company says.

4 years ago

Empty shelves in a store where normally baby formula would be stocked.
NPR
Community

As the baby formula crisis worsens, it’s also magnifying disparities in the U.S.

The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition.

4 years ago

File photo: Prepared Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine syringes for children ages 5 to 11 and adults are displayed on a table at Northwest Community Church in Chicago, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Health

White House: 1st shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21

The Food and Drug Administration’s outside panel of advisers will meet on June 14-15 to evaluate the Pfizer and Moderna shots for younger kids.

4 years ago

Infant formula is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Politics & Policy

Wolf invests $1.7 million in Central Pa. baby formula manufacturer

Pennsylvania lawmakers hope to address baby formula shortage with a $1.7 investment in a new manufacturer in Reading, Pa.

4 years ago

A toy yellow school bus is in focus, with a blurry American flag in the foreground.
Community

Empty spaces, broken hearts in a Texas town gutted by loss

In a town as small as Uvalde, Texas, even those who didn’t lose their own child lost someone.

4 years ago

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