Although kids are much less likely than adults to get seriously ill from COVID-19, pediatricians are reporting a worrying trend - more children are being hospitalized with the coronavirus than at any ...
Last week, the number of COVID-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with the return to school, the Delta variant on the rise and winter approaching, ...
With the delta variant fueling a surge of COVID-19 cases across the country, there is growing concern for children who are not yet eligible to receive the vaccine. The American Academy of Pediatrics ...
The CDC said that where coronavirus transmission is high, vaccinated people should wear masks indoors in public, especially at K-12 schools.
The president of the second-largest teachers' union said circumstances have changed and a mandate would help protect students who can't be vaccinated.
A UAB expert on Tuesday said two things will keep younger children and teens safe from COVID-19 during the school year: wearing a mask and getting vaccinated. Dr. David Kimberlin said parents must put ...
Part of the problem is low vaccination rates, experts said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assigned two federal "surge team" members to Missouri this week to help fight the state's ...
Estimates show the variant accounts for over 51% of all new cases nationwide. A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India is now the dominant strain in ...