Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) said during a recent budget reconciliation markup meeting that he opposed an amendment proposed by Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) that would require parental consent for schools to administer vaccines to children, with the Democrat lawmaker challenging the idea that parents always know what’s best for their kids’ health. During the virtual…
House Democrats Oppose GOP Proposal for Schools to Require Parental Consent to Vaccinate Kids
New South Wales Announces New Child Protection Taskforce
A new child wellbeing task force in New South Wales (NSW) will bring together the state’s government agencies and community sector leaders to develop a plan for the transition out of lockdown. NSW Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Alister Henskens said the task force would focus on the wellbeing of children and young…
Are our Children a Means to an end?
Commentary I recently read a fascinating ethics consult around the topic of savior siblings. A savior sibling refers to the creation of a genetically matched embryo that will be implanted, and after birth used to be the savior of a sick sibling in need of a donor. Typically, the savior sibling provides bone marrow or…
How Parents Should Spend Their Time With Kids Back in School
A lot of parents really look forward to the first day of school. Not only do they support growth and learning, but it’s also nice to have the house to themselves for a few hours each day. Summer can get pretty hectic, and school hours provide a much-needed respite. For stay-at-home parents, those school hours…
UK Code to Protect Children’s Online Data and Privacy Comes Into Full Force
Tech giants face large fines as new UK child data and privacy protection measures come into full force. The Age Appropriate Design Code, which comes into force on Sept. 2, sets out 15 standards that companies are expected to build into any online services used by children, making data protection of young people a priority…
US WWII Veteran Reunites With Italians He Saved as Children
BOLOGNA, Italy—For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944. On Monday, the 97-year-old World War II veteran met the three siblings—now octogenarians themselves—in…
NIH Director: Children Under 12 Likely Won’t Be Able to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Months
Children under the age of 12 will likely not be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine until late 2021 at the earliest, according to the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “I gotta be honest, I don’t see approval for kids 5 to 11 coming much before the end of 2021,” Dr. Francis…
Desperate Nigerians Sell Homes and Land to Free Kidnapped Children
TEGINA, Nigeria—After armed men snatched seven of Abubakar Adam’s 11 children in northwestern Nigeria, he sold his car and a parcel of land and cleaned out his savings to raise a ransom to free them. He sent his 3 million naira ($7,300) into the bush, together with payments from other families in his town of…
FDA Discourages Off-Label Use of FDA-Approved Pfizer Vaccine in Kids
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech should not be prescribed off-label for children under 12, as no data exists on proper dosing or safety in youth, an FDA official said on Monday. Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock told reporters that the federal agency does not believe it would…
FDA Discourages Off-Label Use of FDA-Approved Pfizer Vaccine in Children
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech should not be prescribed off-label for children under 12, as no data exists on proper dosing or safety in youth, an FDA official said on Monday. Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock told reporters that the federal agency does not believe it would…
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