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Vaccine Expert and Former CDC Advisory Committee Member on RFK Jr.’s Firings

Amanda Geduld

Some 300 W. Virginia School Vaccine Exemptions Granted Under New, Laxer Policy

Amanda Geduld

Head of New RFK Jr. Vaccine Study Practiced Unlicensed Medicine on Autistic Kids

Beth Hawkins

Amid Deadly Measles Outbreak, West Virginia Moves to Loosen Vaccine Rules

Amanda Geduld

1st Confirmed Death in Texas Measles Outbreak Is Unvaccinated, School-Aged Child

Amanda Geduld

RFK Jr Confirmation Faces Headwinds

The 74

‘How Far Will RFK Go?’ 2 Experts Talk Kennedy’s Potential Impact on Child Health

Amanda Geduld

Schools Brace for COVID Surge: What New Variants & Vaccines Mean for Students

John Bailey

Louisiana House Advances Bill to Prohibit COVID Vaccine Requirement for Schools

Piper Hutchinson

Homeschooling 2.0: Less Religious and Conservative, More Focused on Quality

Greg Toppo

Many Americans Know Little About Updated COVID Boosters

John Bailey

Could Polio Outbreak Put Kids at Risk? State Vaccination & Exemption Rates Vary

Laura Fay

COVID Vaccinations for Toddlers to Start After Juneteenth, White House Predicts

Asher Lehrer-Small

New Education Data: Homeschooling Surge Is Continuing Despite Schools Reopening

John Bailey

Supreme Court Blocks Biden Workplace Vaccine Mandate: 'Significant Encroachment'

Linda Jacobson

Biden and Cardona Say Schools Should Stay Open

John Bailey

‘Our Parents Have Done Enough’: Cardona Urges Schools to Stay Open

Linda Jacobson

Los Angeles Unified Weighs Delaying Vaccine Mandate Deadline Until Fall

Linda Jacobson

Eric Adams Is NYC’s Next Mayor. 3 Key Education Issues He’ll Face

Asher Lehrer-Small

Districts Struggle to Make Widespread COVID Testing Happen in Schools

Linda Jacobson

White House Unveils Plans for Mass Vaccination Effort of 5- to 11-Year Olds

Linda Jacobson

Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID Shots for Kids 5-11, Could Roll Out Pre-Thanksgiving

Asher Lehrer-Small

Analysis: Majority of Top 100 School Districts Not Requiring COVID Testing

Bree Dusseault & Christine Pitts

L.A. District Passes Student Vaccine Mandate As Biden Pushes More COVID Testing

Linda Jacobson

Shortage of Afterschool Workers Over COVID-19 Health Fears and Low Pay

Cheryn Hong

‘Everything’s at Stake’: Dallas Supt. on Masking Showdown & Academic Recovery

Asher Lehrer-Small

Reopening Schools — Safely: 5 Communities That Did It Right

Betsy Ladyzhets

Former Government Officials Issue National Call for College COVID Safe Zones

Mark McClellan, Andy Slavitt & John Bridgeland

Biden Launches Large-Scale Effort to Get More Students Vaccinated

Linda Jacobson

Youth Vaccination Rates Plummet, Reigniting Debates Over Masks in School

Asher Lehrer-Small

A Teacher Reflects on Her Pandemic Experience

Hope Kirwan

Delta Variant Marks ‘Most Dangerous’ Time in Pandemic for Unvaccinated Youth

Asher Lehrer-Small

NYC’s New Idea to Help Teens Get Their COVID Vaccines: Bring the Shots to School

Alex Zimmerman

Oklahoma Law Forbids K-12 Vaccine Requirements

Asher Lehrer-Small

Fauci: “School Should Be Open 5 Days, Full Blast, the Way It Was Before” By Fall

The 74

How Vaccination Became 'Hip' in the '50s, Thanks to Teens (and Elvis Presley)

Erin Blakemore

How Schools Are Getting COVID-19 Shots to Eligible Students

Asher Lehrer-Small