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Nurses prepare influenza vaccine injections during a flu shot clinic in Boston

Health May 03

How vaccine hesitancy may be driving a spike in pediatric flu deaths

By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Juliet Fuisz

Health Mar 23

Close-up view of Southeast Asian baby boy with medical plaster after vaccination
Are COVID vaccines for little kids coming soon? Here’s what to know

Early study results released Wednesday by Moderna suggest the two small doses work in tots younger than 6.

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Health Mar 01

FILE PHOTO: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows 90.7% efficacy in trial in children
Pfizer vaccine effective against severe COVID-19 for children between 5 and 11, CDC says

A new government report shows Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gave children 5 and older strong protection against hospitalization and death even during the omicron surge.

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Health Nov 04

Health care worker and mother, Caitlin Givens, sits with her daughter, Penelope Porter, 6, after Porter received her first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, which became available for U.S. children ages 5-11 this week. Photo by Laura Santhanam/PBS NewsHour
How doctors are getting COVID shots to kids ages 5-11

After nearly two years of anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic, health workers across the country are rolling out vaccines for children age 5-11 -- a moment many parents have longed to meet.

By Laura Santhanam

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