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Air Date: November 1, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29What you need to know about COVID vaccines for kids ages 5-11
The CDC now recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 to 11. Here’s what you need to know about pediatric vaccines.
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Listen 2:40Nearly half the Afghan evacuees are children. Here are photos of kids coming through Philadelphia.
The operation has slowed down, but planes carrying hundreds evacuated from Afghanistan are still arriving at PHL.
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Philly school board listening to what people think makes up a new superintendent
The listening session at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church was the final opportunity for the public to weigh in on Superintendent William Hite’s replacement.
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Parents should be patient about getting COVID vaccines for kids, White House says
There are fresh logistical challenges, warns the White House's COVID czar in an exclusive interview with NPR.
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FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids
The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. They are just a third of the amount given to teens and adults.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Some children under 12 may be vaccinated as early as next week
New Jersey is prepared to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 against the coronavirus as early as next week, state health officials said.
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FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids
U.S. health advisers have endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for younger children.
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Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
The U.S. is expected to begin vaccinating children under 12 sometime next month, if the FDA clears low doses of the Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds.
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Disruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students
Those include families without transportation, people with limited income or other financial hardship, people who don’t speak English, and children with special needs.
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids
The shots could begin early next month — with the first children in line fully protected by Christmas — if regulators give the go-ahead.
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Philly teens drank less soda after the beverage tax took effect, new study finds
The research from CHOP and UPenn showed a significant drop compared to other cities.
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Pediatricians say the mental health crisis among kids has become a national emergency
Three leading pediatric health organizations are sounding the alarm about "soaring rates" of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among children and adolescents.
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Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children
The debate over disproportionate use of force by police that followed George Floyd’s death has largely ignored some of the most vulnerable targets: children.
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