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Covid In Children

CDC clarifies COVID vaccine guidance days after RFK announced changes

  • May 31, 2025
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RFK Jr. cuts COVID vaccine for healthy kids, pregnant women

  • May 27, 2025

FDA halts authorization of Evusheld for COVID-19 medication

  • Jan 26, 2023

Doctors decode the differences between RSV, flu and COVID

  • Dec 2, 2022

Harris Co. health officials warn against higher number of flu cases

  • Nov 9, 2022

Appeals court upholds Texas block on school mask mandates

  • Jul 28, 2022

Elmo gets COVID vaccine in new Sesame Workshop PSA

  • Jun 29, 2022

Siblings 1st kids under 5 to receive COVID vaccine at Texas Children's

  • Jun 22, 2022

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When will COVID-19 fade away? Experts say cases are on the rise

  • Jun 10, 2022
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Updates as COVID-19 pandemic continues

  • Mar 28, 2022
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Mom shares story of son's scary battle with COVID complications

  • Feb 22, 2022
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Discussion over HISD masks resulted in keeping masks implemented

  • Feb 11, 2022
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Fate of masks in HISD to be revisited at district meeting

  • Feb 11, 2022
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Fate of masks in HISD to be revisited at district meeting

  • Feb 10, 2022
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HISD to hold board meeting after some states drop school mask mandates

  • Feb 10, 2022
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Mom shares story of son's scary battle with COVID complications

  • Jan 24, 2022

Latest Stories

When will COVID-19 start to fade away? Experts say Houston is in the midst of another surge

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again across the state and experts say we are in the midst of another surge here in Houston.

  • Jun 10, 2022

Pfizer says its 3-shot COVID vaccine for kids 6 months to 5 years old 80% effective against omicron

Pfizer released long-awaited data for their vaccine for children 6 months to under 5 years old on Monday morning.

  • May 23, 2022

'We are still seeing people die every week': COVID-19 pandemic continues

Some doctors say "long haul patients" didn't realize they had been through COVID before experiencing long haul symptoms.

  • Mar 28, 2022

Moderna COVID vaccine performs as well in children as it does in adults, company says

Based on new data, Moderna said it will ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize the use of the vaccine in the younger age group in the coming weeks.

  • Mar 23, 2022

Phase 2, 3 trial for Pfizer pill for COVID begins in children ages 6 to 17

"There is a significant unmet need for outpatient treatments that can be taken by children and adolescents to help prevent progression to severe illness, including hospitalization or death."

  • Mar 9, 2022