The governments of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are now free to put mass vaccination campaigns into place.
Tag: Teenagers and Adolescence
C.D.C. Finds Spike in E.R. Trips Linked to Suspected Suicide Among Teen Girls
“The findings from this study suggest more severe distress among young females than has been identified in previous reports,” the C.D.C. said.
Teens Are Rarely Hospitalized With Covid, but Cases Can Be Severe
Adolescents were hospitalized with Covid three times as often as with flu, researchers reported. Nearly one-third wound up in I.C.U.s.
C.D.C. Advisers Endorse Pfizer Vaccine for Children Ages 12 to 15
Immunizations will quickly begin nationwide, officials predicted.
FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for Children 12 to 15
The shots may allow millions of youngsters to get back to school, camps, sleepovers and hangouts with friends.
FDA Set to Authorize Pfizer Vaccine for Adolescents by Early Next Week
The U.S. vaccination campaign will soon expand to millions more people, but public health experts say the move raises complicated questions about supply and access.
Johnson & Johnson Adds Adolescents to Covid Vaccine Tests
People under 18 account for about 23 percent of the U.S. population, and the country cannot hope to reach herd immunity without protecting them.
An Italian Teenager Could Become the First Millennial Saint
Carlo Acutis, who died at 15 in 2006 and was an early adopter of the internet, was beatified over the weekend, putting him on the path to sainthood in the Catholic Church.
Brazil Under Bolsonaro Has Message for Teenagers: Save Sex for Marriage
Brazil’s minister for women and families, an evangelical pastor, formulated a new abstinence campaign in consultation with a religious group. Critics say the move blurs the church-state line.
‘It Just Isn’t Working’: PISA Test Scores Cast Doubt on U.S. Education Efforts
An international exam shows that American 15-year-olds are stagnant in reading and math even though the country has spent billions to close gaps with the rest of the world.