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Papers Probe Temporal Link Between COVID-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis

https://www.tctmd.com/news/papers-probe-temporal-link-between-covid-19-vaccines-and-myocarditis Researchers stressed that the risks are small, and that the benefit of vaccination far outweighs concerns about myocarditis. byMichael O’Riordan JUNE 17, 2021

In the U.S., vaccines for the youngest are expected this fall.

By Apoorva Mandavilli June 8, 2021

Drop in childhood vaccinations during pandemic may raise risk of other outbreaks when schools reopen, CDC says

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/10/childhood-vaccination-falloff-increased-risk-disease-outbreaks/ By Lena H. Sun June 10, 2021 at 1:01 p.m. EDT

IAC Express Ask the Experts: IAC Answers More Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines

Issue 1,571: June 8, 2021 https://www.immunize.org/express/issue1571.asp

Unvaccinated kids aged 2 and up should keep wearing masks, pediatrics group says

By Kayla Rivas | Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/health/unvaccinated-kids-masks-pediatrics-group Kids aged 2 and older who are ineligible for, or have yet to complete, COVID-19 vaccinations should continue to wear masks, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use […]

CDC expects Covid vaccine data on pregnant women this summer and on kids under 12 in the fall

PUBLISHED WED, MAY 19 20212:24 PM EDTUPDATED WED, MAY 19 20216:19 PM EDT Rich Mendez https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/19/cdc-expects-covid-vaccine-data-on-pregnant-women-this-summer-and-kids-under-12-by-this-fall.html

‘I Just Got My Vaccine’: U.S. Rollout Expands to Children Ages 12 to 15

By Sarah Mervosh May 13, 2021

723 Epidemiologists on When and How the U.S. Can Fully Return to Normal

By Claire Cain Miller, Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz May 15, 2021

Less than a third of parents say they’d let their child get Covid-19 vaccine right away, survey finds

By Jason Hanna, CNN Updated 1:40 PM ET, Thu May 6, 2021 https://us.cnn.com/2021/05/06/health/kaiser-coronavirus-vaccine-survey/index.html False stories on vaccine are rampant in an unexpected place 06:00 (CNN)As Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers try to get their shots authorized for younger children in the US, less than a third of parents say they would get their child vaccinated as soon […]

Most states require parental consent for Covid-19 shots for ages 12 to 15, but not all. Here’s the list.

By Jacqueline Howard and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Updated 11:51 AM ET, Tue May 18, 2021 https://us.cnn.com/2021/05/14/health/covid-19-vaccines-teens-parental-consent-wellness/index.html (CNN)Nearly all states require some form of parental or guardian consent for vaccine providers to administer Covid-19 shots to people ages 12 to 15, a CNN analysis finds. But there are a few exceptions. Five states — Alabama, Iowa, […]