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In 2020, when schools were closed, ASER found that barely one-third of all enrolled children were receiving learning material and activities from their schools (35.6 per cent)

Updated On: 22 Nov 2022 | 9:03 PM IST

Three doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday.

Updated On: 23 May 2022 | 4:54 PM IST

Years of conflict and crises in Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen have shattered economies along with all the systems children rely on to survive and thrive

Updated On: 20 May 2022 | 12:08 PM IST

Almost 13.2 million children in the US have been infected for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 12:19 PM IST

"A lot of you have asked if Covovax is available for adults. The answer is yes, it is available for everyone above the age of 12," CEO of Serum Institute of India Adar Poonawalla tweeted

Updated On: 05 May 2022 | 9:17 AM IST

Health officials around the world are investigating a mysterious increase in cases of the liver condition which was first spotted in the UK

Updated On: 05 May 2022 | 7:20 AM IST

The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, showed the main triggers for severe Covid in children were blood clotting and how proteins in the immune system reacted to the virus

Updated On: 03 May 2022 | 2:11 PM IST

63 per cent of children in the 12-14 years age group have taken the first dose, said health officials on Tuesday.

Updated On: 03 May 2022 | 10:07 AM IST

The CDC said adenovirus may be the cause of these reported cases, but other potential environmental and situational factors are still being investigated

Updated On: 03 May 2022 | 9:47 AM IST

The researchers found that signs of past infection rose dramatically between December 2021 and February 2022, when the highly contagious Omicron variant surged across the country

Updated On: 29 Apr 2022 | 7:00 AM IST

Veklury is approved for young children who are hospitalised, or have mild-to-moderate Covid-19 and are at high risk for progression to severe Covid-19, according to the FDA

Updated On: 26 Apr 2022 | 7:32 AM IST

A recent survey on data privacy for children found that while parents were aware of data privacy, the majority were not aware of any laws that protect children's data privacy

Updated On: 18 Apr 2022 | 6:06 AM IST

CAG pulled up UIDAI for issuance of Aadhaar to children below age of 5 years on the basis of the biometrics of their parents, saying such acts are against the basic tenets of Aadhaar Act

Updated On: 06 Apr 2022 | 9:20 PM IST

The study, published in the journal 'JAMA Pediatrics', also showed that the Omicron variant is 6-8 times more infectious than the Delta variant

Updated On: 02 Apr 2022 | 6:00 PM IST

The research has reviewed hundreds of potential cases from the last 20 years, which only amounted to 21 children with a definite diagnosis

Updated On: 02 Apr 2022 | 5:23 PM IST

As of March 1, 2021, there were 47 mn children aged 12 and 13 years in India

Updated On: 16 Mar 2022 | 11:31 PM IST

As many as 4,302 children who were orphaned during the pandemic have been approved as eligible for benefits, the government said on Wednesday.

Updated On: 16 Mar 2022 | 4:34 PM IST

Infection of Omicron variant of the Coronavirus is associated with a common respiratory illness in young children, known as croup, a previously unrecognised complication of Covid, according to a study

Updated On: 16 Mar 2022 | 1:34 PM IST

To understand the impact of Covid-19 on the children, the Delhi government has decided to conduct a survey on the basis of which the Happiness Curriculum will be updated.

Updated On: 23 Jan 2022 | 8:22 AM IST