COVID-19 Kids

• Parents feel ‘isolated’ in COVID’s 6th wave. How to protect your kids

  Canada's COVID-19 sixth wave is playing out differently across the nation, infecting all age groups including children. How can they stay protected during this wave?

  Health

  Apr 27, 2022
  
• As Omicron spreads, kids 5-11 vaccination slows. That must change, experts say

  As of Jan. 1, 45 per cent of kids ages five to 11 have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. As Omicron spreads, experts say that rate must go up.

  Health

  Jan 13, 2022
  
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• Other data to shed light on Alberta COVID trends in absence of broad PCR tests: Hinshaw

  Due to the nature of the Omicron variant and its high rate of transmission, the province has had to limit who can access PCR testing to those in high-risk settings.

  Health

  Jan 13, 2022
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• No sign yet Omicron more severe in young kids, U.S. CDC says

  COVID-19 hospitalizations in young children have reached their highest level yet in the United States, as but the CDC said there's no sign cases are more severe.

  World

  Jan 7, 2022
• Parents urged to vaccinate children amid rising Omicron cases, says pediatrician

  Data from Health Canada shows 39 per cent of kids between the ages of five and 11 have received a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2022
• Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes mostly mild side effects in kids: CDC

  The data showed that after the second dose of the vaccine some children reported injection-site pain and other systemic reactions such as fatigue and headache.

  World

  Dec 30, 2021
• COVID-19: U.S. children hospitalized in record numbers as vaccinations lag

  During the week of Dec. 22-28, an average of 378 children 17 and under were admitted per day to hospitals with the coronavirus, a 66 per cent increase from the week before.

  World

  Dec 30, 2021
• ‘Be careful’: Regina grandmother of hospitalized 5-year-old pleads for caution against COVID-19

  Maverick, a five-year-old Regina boy, was admitted to hospital Tuesday testing positive for COVID-19. Since then, he's been on an IV and heart monitor.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2021
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• COVID-19 vaccine effective in children ages 5 to 11, Pfizer says

  Pfizer, the maker of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, said it studied a lower dose of its shot in 2,268 kindergartners and elementary school-aged kids.

  Health

  Sep 20, 2021
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• More young people in Saskatchewan ‘sicker than ever’ as COVID-19 cases rise: medical professionals

  Saskatchewan's health care system is under strain amid the fourth wave, and cases are growing among the populations unvaccinated, including those too young to get the jab.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2021