children
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Children Might Play a Bigger Role in COVID Transmission Than First Thought
Over the weekend, the World Health Organisation made an announcement you might have missed. It recommended children aged 12 years and older should wear masks, and that masks should be considered for those aged 6-11 years. The German Society for Virology went further, recommending masks be worn by all children attending school. This seems at…
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When Video Chat Is the Only Thing Holding Your Family Together
Lizmarie Oropeza imagined that when her 17-month old foster son, Caden, hit his milestones — pointing, learning to walk, speaking his first words — his biological family would be able to celebrate alongside her. Then coronavirus hit. In Oropeza’s home-state of Connecticut, visitation between families and children in the child welfare system has come to…
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Here’s What We Know About Coronavirus Risks To Children, According To The CDC
A new report from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is the first to try detailing how covid-19 is affecting children in the U.S. Children tend to experience milder symptoms and are less likely to be hospitalised, the report found.
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Wildly Popular Kid YouTube Channel Accused Of Deceptively Promoting Products To Millions Of Children
Over the last three years, a consumer watchdog group has increasingly focused on the deceptive ad campaigns of social media influencers’ who manoeuvre within emerging platforms that are loosely regulated — but now the organisation has turned its attention to how children are being exploited in this field.