Category: children

FDA Asks Pfizer and Moderna to Include More Children in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials: Reports

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked Pfizer and Moderna to expand their COVID-19 vaccine trials for 5 to 11-year-olds in an effort to determine whether a rare side effect in the form of heart inflammation is more common among younger groups, according to reports. The FDA has asked the two pharmaceutical companies to…


Hasbro Suspends Critical Race Training Whistleblower, Says Report ‘Mischaracterizes Our Values’

Hasbro has reportedly suspended a whistleblower who leaked an internal training session at the company that claimed children as young as two can harbor racial biases. The toy-making giant claimed that the leaked information “mischaracterizes” the company’s values. The training material was shared with and published by Project Veritas, a non-profit undercover journalist outfit known…


Border Patrol Encounters Large Group of 197 Illegal Immigrants, Mostly Children: CBP

Amid a spike in large groups of immigrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, agents on Wednesday encountered 197 noncitizens in southern Arizona, including 147 unaccompanied children, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The agency said in a press release that border patrol officials encountered the large group near San Miguel early Wednesday morning…


How I Taught My Children to Follow in My Footsteps and Become Entrepreneurs

By Chris Estey Not only do you want to be a leader in business, but you also want to raise children capable of doing the same—or better—for themselves. The problem is, of course, that when you’re working the 16-hour days that your business sometimes demands of you, family time can end up taking second place. It’s natural,…


Author of Retracted Study on Harm of Mask-Wearing by Children Says Removal Was ‘Political’

The lead author of a now-retracted research note that claimed children’s masks trapped dangerously high concentrations of carbon dioxide has said that JAMA Pediatrics’ decision to pull the paper was politically motivated. The research note, “Experimental Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Content in Inhaled Air With or Without Face Masks in Healthy Children: A Randomized Clinical…


Insecurity | School’s Out

The second installment of “School’s Out with Sam Sorbo” explores the sources of our insecurity about educating our own children and why to embrace it, instead of dread it. About the Show: “School’s Out with Sam Sorbo” deals with the uncertainties we all have about the education bureaucracy. Host Sam Sorbo, a veteran homeschool advocate…


Mask Mandate for Children Is Not Backed by Science: New Jersey Senators

New Jersey senators held a hearing last week to explore whether the science supports forcing children to wear face masks in schools amid growing concerns regarding the efficacy and negative effects of these masks. Scientists testified about the effectiveness of masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist…


Seven Mississippi Children Hospitalized With COVID-19, Two on Life Support

Seven children in Mississippi were in intensive care for COVID-19, including two who were on ventilators, according to State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs. “Please be safe and if you are 12 or older—please protect yourself,” Dobbs wrote on Twitter on July 13. News of the children’s hospitalizations arrived as Mississippi grappled with the spread of…


7 Mississippi Children Hospitalized With COVID-19, 2 on Life Support

Seven children in Mississippi were in intensive care for COVID-19, including two who were on ventilators, according to State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs. “Please be safe and if you are 12 or older—please protect yourself,” Dobbs wrote on Twitter on July 13. News of the children’s hospitalizations arrived as Mississippi grappled with the spread of…


Risk of Severe Illness or Death From COVID-19 ‘Extremely Low’ in Children

The risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 is “extremely low” in children and young people, according to new research. The study—led by researchers at University College London (UCL), Imperial College London, and the universities of Bristol, York, and Liverpool—also found that while catching COVID-19 increased the likelihood of serious illness in those with…