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COVID Shots

FDA Authorizes Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines for Kids as Young as 6 Months

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Three Pfizer Shots 80% Effective Against Omicron in Toddlers, Trial Data Show

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Districts Recommend Masks — But Don’t Require Them — as COVID Counts Rise

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Head Start, in Limbo Over Mask and Vaccine Mandates, Looks to Congress for Help

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Congress Wants FDA to Explain Reported Delay in Moderna Toddler Vaccine Review

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Moderna to Seek Authorization for Toddler Vaccine

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Masks Optional in NYC Schools Starting Monday, Mayor Says

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Pfizer Postpones Request that FDA Authorize Doses for Kids Under 5

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Vax Up, Masks Down: MD, MA Look to ‘Off-Ramp’ Face Coverings in School

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Pfizer Requests FDA Authorize COVID Shots for Kids Under 5

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Low Education Levels Strongly Tied to Being Unvaccinated

Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

Reopening Struggle Revived as Thousands of Schools Close and COVID Cases Explode

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

A COVID Vaccine Advocacy Group in Boston by Youth of Color, for Youth of Color

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Youth Ages 16 & 17 Now Eligible for Pfizer Booster Dose, FDA Says

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

As Threat of Omicron Variant Looms, School Closures Continue Ticking Upward

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Wave of Teacher Time Off Forces Districts Short on Subs to Cancel School

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Photo Story: Inside a Local Pharmacy Offering Vaccines to Kids

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out for Young Children in NYC, Early-Bird Families All Sm

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

COVID Shots for Children Usher in New Wave of Vaccine Hesitancy

Greg Toppo
Pandemic

FDA Panel Recommends Authorization of Pfizer Shots for Kids Ages 5 to 11

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Pfizer Shot 91% Effective at Preventing COVID in Children Ages 5-11

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC COVID Youth Vaccination Figures Clash with Locally Reported Rates

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

COVID Shots Required for School Staff in 36% of Top Districts

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Pfizer Sends Vaccine Data for Kids Ages 5-11 to FDA

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CDC Director OKs Booster Shots for Teachers and Other Frontline Workers

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

COVID Shots Safe and Effective for Children Ages 5 to 11

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Ask the Doctor: Did We Misunderstand the Risk of COVID for Kids?

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Mandatory Student Vaccinations: District Gives Teens Until Nov. 19 to Get Shots

Asher Lehrer-Small
COVID Policy Briefing

No Choice: California First to Tell Teachers COVID Vaccines Mandatory for Fall

John Bailey
Pandemic

This Student-Led Nonprofit is Changing Teens’ Minds on the Vaccine

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Ask the Doctor: How to Protect Young Kids from COVID

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

New Federal Mask Guidance Puts School Districts in Tough Spot

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

COVID Family Feud? Report Shows Moms More Resistant to Vaccinating Kids vs. Dads

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Gender Gap in Vaccination Narrower Among Youth Than Adults

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Mask Confusion and a Lesson on Privilege in Schools

Ianne Salvosa
Pandemic

As FDA Clears Pfizer Vaccine for Teens, Experts Say Young Kids on Track for 2022

Steve Snyder
12 to 15 year olds

COVID Vaccine Approved for 17 Million Adolescents; Studies Show 100% Effective

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