Thursday 7 October 2021

Over 120,000 American Children Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to Covid-19, Study Says


By BY DANIEL VICTOR from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3mOUelt

Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19

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Data shows that from April 2020 to July 2021, more than 120,000 children under the age of 18 lost a primary caregiver and about 22,000 lost a secondary caregiver.



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Wednesday 6 October 2021

A New Vaccine Strategy for Children: Just One Dose, for Now


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3agxZiq

Researchers find a higher than expected risk of myocarditis in young men after full vaccination.


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U.S. Spends $1 Billion to Make More Home COVID Tests Available

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The White House said it will also double the number of pharmacy locations in the federal government's free testing program to 20,000 locations. With the number of community-based free testing sites, that would make 30,000 locations were Americans can get a COVID-19 test free of charge.



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