Children COVID-19

As yet another wave of COVID-19 rips through Canada, Julie Lajoie finds herself worrying for her children’s health. Lajoie, a Winnipeg, Man., mother to a four-year-old and 19-month-old, wonders how she will protect her kids from the…

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) on Sunday expanded its COVID-19 vaccination programme to cover vulnerable children aged five to 11 years. Eligible children include those with diabetes, immunosuppression, learning disabilities, and…

The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. “It’s just so…

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE on Tuesday submitted initial trial data for their COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 and said they would make a formal request with U.S. regulators for emergency use in the coming weeks.…

Jessie-Lynn MacDonald was surprised to hear her doctor suggest a COVID-19 test last September when her 10-year-old developed an unusual rash behind his ears. She didn’t know exactly how Finlay would have picked up the virus, but…