FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows. An increased vaccination rate among grade schoolers in California was associated with a decrease in flu hospitalizations for folks in every other age bracket, researchers report. The results come as no surprise to … Read more
Annie Ortega-Long, education director, Los Angeles Regional Office, Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Megan Nevels, assistant education director, Los Angeles Regional Office, Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Nicholas Turton, spokesperson, Stop AAPI Hate. Yaya Yuan, director of education and mentoring programs, Apex for Youth, New York City. Shi Yan Liu, high school student, Brooklyn, NY. Limin Li, high school … Read more
By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The largest study of its kind finds that children can carry exceedingly high amounts of the new coronavirus, even in the absence of symptoms. Researchers say that could make them ideal “silent spreaders” of COVID-19, throwing the safety of reopening schools into question. … Read more
NEW DELHI: The online performance dashboard “Empowering Tribals, Transforming India” launched by the Centre last week to monitor all schemes impacting tribal welfare, has also brought into focus the need to create a database of tribal population impacted by Sickle Cell disease to link them to treatment, welfare schemes and step up awareness for prevention. … Read more
Shauna Causey, Weekdays Micro-schools, Seattle. Lian Chang, parent, San Francisco. JPB Gerald, doctoral student who researches racism and white supremacy in education, Queens, NY. Shayla R. Griffin, PhD, co-founder, Justice Leaders Collaborative; author, Those Kids, Our Schools and Race Dialogues, Detroit. Andrew Lefkowits, host, Integrated Schools podcast, Denver. Marnie Weinstein, educational consultant, Washington, D.C. Integrated … Read more
FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — After a period of improvement, U.S. kids are eating as much fast food as they were in the early 2000s, new government figures show. Researchers found that between 2003 and 2010, there was a decline in U.S. kids’ intake of fast-food calories — dipping from an average … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With coronavirus cases climbing in the United States, many parents are wary of taking their kids in for vaccinations, new research finds. The survey of more than 700 parents by Orlando Health found that although 84% believe vaccines are necessary to … Read more
FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. minorities have been particularly hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and a new study suggests kids are no exception. Researchers found that at one community testing site, nearly half of Hispanic children and teens were positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The same was true … Read more
Taylor Heald-Sargent, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Candice Jones, MD, pediatrician, Orlando, FL. Marybeth Sexton, MD, assistant professor, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. CDC. CNN. Northwestern University. NBC’s “Today” show. Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics: “Age-Related Differences in Nasopharyngeal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 … Read more
THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you’re thinking about letting your child resume sports while the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, a leading pediatricians’ group says there are a few things you should consider. To help families make informed decisions, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released guidance based on the … Read more