Kids Covid

• Study shows COVID had little impact on mental health. The same isn’t true for kids

  A new study found that emergency department visits for suicide attempts among youth across the world increased by 22 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Mar 15, 2023
  
• 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?

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  Apr 27, 2022
  
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• COVID-19: Vaccine registration open for B.C. kids 5+ but no timeline on approval

  Parents are still not able to actually book a vaccine appointment, as no COVID-19 vaccine has yet been approved in Canada for kids under the age of 12.

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  Oct 9, 2021
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• Canada must be ‘practical’ on school rapid testing amid U.S. supply crunch: advocates

  Some provinces in Canada are announcing strategies involving rapid testing to protect children from COVID-19 in schools as they await a childhood vaccine.

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  Oct 6, 2021
• Canadian kids were at low risk of severe COVID-19 early in the pandemic, before Delta: study

  The study was conducted before the emergence of the more infectious Delta variant, which now accounts for most COVID-19 infections in Canada.

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  Sep 27, 2021
• Saskatchewan teachers, experts call for mandatory masking in schools, public health restrictions

  With students heading back to school, and more heading inside for fall, some experts say it’s time to bring back public health measures to protect those that can't be vaccinated.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2021
• COVID-19: Alberta boy recovering from rare inflammatory condition

  An Airdrie boy is recovering at home after being rushed to the intensive care unit last week due to a rare inflammatory condition linked to COVID-19.

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  Jun 25, 2021
• COVID-19 transmission goes up among B.C. kids when schools on break: data

  The province has released new data showing rates of transmission among kids throughout the school year, starting Sept. 7 and going up until April 9.

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  Apr 15, 2021
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• B.C. confirms first case of rare inflammatory syndrome in children linked to COVID-19

  'We are still learning about this virus, we do not yet know if there are going to be long term effects, even for people who have mild illness,' said Dr. Bonnie Henry.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020