Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are available to children in the U.S. Here's what to know about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, the possible side effects, and the benefits of ...

"While our kids get sick less often from COVID, they are still vulnerable to COVID and we want to be sure we are protecting our kids," Cohen said. "As folks know, I'm a mom of a 7- and a 9-year-old. I ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its immunization schedule for children, days after US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 ...

Kids under 5 are the last remaining group to be authorized for a vaccine. COVID-19 vaccinations for kids as young as 6 months old are now available after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has provided vaccine recommendations and published its own vaccine schedule for nearly 100 years. But it has not traditionally diverged from federal recommendations ...

COVID-19 infections have risen "exponentially" among children in the US since July, according to data published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The group reported 243,373 new cases ...

NEW YORK -- A five-fold increase in pediatric admissions in New York City this month. Close to double the numbers admitted in Washington, D.C. And nationwide, on average, pediatric hospitalizations ...

Abrupt policy changes and confusing public messaging have injected confusion in back-to-school vaccine protocols. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Phrasing is "anything but objective," former Journal of the American Medical Association deputy editor says. Harvard-led ...

In a one-minute video, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revoked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation that healthy children and healthy pregnant ...

A large Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study suggests that US school-aged children diagnosed as having long COVID ...