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Pfizer starts COVID-19 vaccine trial in young kids
By Rachael Rettner published
Pfizer is the latest COVID-19 vaccine maker to test its shot in young children.
Moderna starts COVID-19 vaccine trial in infants and young children
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The trial includes children in the U.S. and Canada.
CDC issues new guidelines for safely reopening schools
By Rachael Rettner published
The recommendations provide a "long-needed road map" for reopening schools, officials said.
Hand sanitizer is causing an epidemic of chemical burns to children's eyes
By Rafi Letzter published
All that sanitizer people have been using since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic has led to more than just dry hands and eye-watering smells: It's nearly blinding some children.
Children can be stealth superspreaders of malaria to mosquitoes
By Nicoletta Lanese published
These asymptomatic infections can undermine efforts to eliminate malaria.
When should we start testing COVID-19 vaccines in kids?
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A vaccine cannot be approved for use in kids until vaccine trials with young participants are complete.
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