Children

FDA to amend this week Pfizer EUA allowing its use for those aged 12 to 15 in PHL

(Eagle News) – The Food and Drug Administration said that it would issue an amendment to the Emergency Use Authorization…

Don’t vaccinate kids, but give doses to Covax: WHO chief

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO urged wealthy countries Friday to stop vaccinating children against Covid-19 and instead donate…

Doctors sound alarm over 5-fold jump in kids swallowing magnets from toys

  by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Doctors from major hospitals in England sounded an alarm on Wednesday over a…

Malnutrition strikes children in DR Congo’s fragile Kasai region

by Marthe BOSUANDOLE MBUJI-MAYI, DR Congo (AFP) -- Claudine Kamwanya's twins are barely two but have the ethereal look of…

Mali woman gives birth to nine babies: government

BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- A Malian woman gave birth to nonuplets in Morocco on Tuesday and all nine babies are…

Novavax starts Covid vaccine trials on children

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Novavax said Monday it had started clinical trials of its proposed Covid-19…

650,000 African children given malaria jab: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Two years into a malaria vaccine pilot scheme, more than 650,000 children have been immunised across…

Why experts think we’ll need to vaccinate children against Covid

  by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Drugmaker Moderna says it has…

Pfizer begins Covid vaccine trial in young children

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer said Thursday it had begun clinical trials for its Covid vaccine in children…

Report finds hundreds of child sex abuse cases in German diocese

  by Isabelle LE PAGE and Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- An independent study commissioned by…

Moderna announces start of Covid-19 vaccine trials for children

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US manufacturer Moderna on Tuesday said it has started Covid-19 vaccine trials for children…

Pandemic having major impact on childhood cancer care: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The pandemic has had a "substantial" impact on childhood cancer care worldwide, with a marked rise…

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