Tag: Children and Childhood

Novel Malaria Treatment for Children Receives First Approval

Australian regulators have approved a simple drug combination as an effective cure for a form of malaria in…

Which Coronavirus Vaccine Will Work in the Youngest Children?

WASHINGTON — Over the past 10 months, as tens of millions of children and teenagers received the Pfizer-BioNTech…

New Vaccine Findings Pose Tough Questions for Parents of Young Children

For American parents, particularly those with young children, the last couple of months have been dizzying and beyond…

‘Falling Into Emptiness’: Ukrainian Families Feel the Pain of Separation

MEDYKA, Poland — Iryna Dukhota has been married to her husband for 26 years. She met him when…

Pfizer Shot Is Far Less Effective in 5- to 11-Year-Olds Than in Older Kids, New Data Show

The coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech is much less effective in preventing infection in children ages 5 to…

Marc Brown on the End of ‘Arthur’ and His Favorite Fan Theories

From the minute Marc Brown meets you, he’s sizing you up. Just maybe not in the usual way.“People…

How to Decide if You Should Still Wear a Mask

As masking mandates lift and new coronavirus infections fall across the United States, there’s lots of confusion about…

F.D.A. Delays Review of Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine for Children Under 5

Norman W. Baylor, a former director of the F.D.A.’s vaccines office, said the agency had been “reactionary” on…

Pfizer to Ask FDA to Authorize Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5

“Sadly, we are seeing the rates of hospitalizations increasing for children 0 to 4, children who are not…

Wary Parents Are Target of New Appeals to Vaccinate Children 5-11

For weeks, the school principal had been imploring Kemika Cosey: Would she please allow her children, 7 and…

The Best Place to Raise a Family

Children can grow into wonderful adults just about anywhere, but there are clues to finding the best place…