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The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here’s what else it did
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Blink and you could have missed it. For six months, the United States experimented with an idea that’s new here but is already a backstitch in… Read More
![A classroom is seen at the new East Elementary school, in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_NewSchools_064-scaled-e1629925951933-900x422.jpg)
Lawmakers are looking to help Ohio kids who lost academic ground during the pandemic
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s education leaders say they know some kids lost ground when most of the state’s schools went to remote learning in the early days of… Read More
![A Hollywood, Calif., classroom sits empty in August 2020. At least 3,229 schools around the U.S. announced they were canceling in-person learning as of Monday evening.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gettyimages-1266183854_slide-184719b827643cc703a955692feeaa4f3cdb2249-scaled-e1641317129604-900x422.jpg)
Officials are determined to keep schools open, despite omicron
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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Updated January 3, 2022 at 7:05 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As the coronavirus pandemic slides into a fifth school semester, there is less appetite than ever among U.S…. Read More
![A masked student walks the hallway at Worthington Kilbourne High School in March 2021, as students came back to in-person learning with a mask mandate in place.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/masked-student-at-worthington-kilbourne-march-2020-scaled-e1640889783798-900x422.jpg)
Ohio hospitals ask schools to keep or bring back mask mandates to help with soaring COVID numbers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state hit a record for COVID hospitalizations yesterday, and medical professionals are now battling the fast-spreading omicron variant while still dealing with the… Read More
![Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a pediatric vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 set up at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, Calif. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ap_21314066044949_wide-4437d6ade59a20035019b5d493b3dacbf91a7ed9-scaled-e1636562242998-900x422.jpg)
The U.S. sees rise in pediatric COVID patients as WHO warns of global ‘tsunami’ of cases
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The World Health Organization is warning of a global “tsunami” of COVID cases as the omicron surge builds on the delta wave. The Centers for Disease… Read More
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Ohio to use new technology to get more adoptable kids in forever homes
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are 16,000 kids in foster care in Ohio and around 3,100 who are awaiting adoption now. And Ohio will become the first state… Read More
![A pedestrian bridge outside of the Shriners Hospital for Children Medical Center in Lexington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hospital-Capacity-Feature-e1638218549870-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Valley childhood obesity rates have increased, putting kids at greater risk of severe COVID-19 illness
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Childhood obesity & covid FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — In October, University of Kentucky Children’s hospital reported a substantial rise in children hospitalized for COVID-19. The escalation… Read More
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Winter Children’s Program
THE ROSS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY invites children, ages 6 through 12, to our 2021 HOLIDAY CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Keeping Warm in Early Ross County at the Ross County Heritage Center &… Read More
![Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a pediatric vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 set up at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, Calif. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ap_21314066044949_wide-4437d6ade59a20035019b5d493b3dacbf91a7ed9-scaled-e1636562242998-900x422.jpg)
Nearly 1 million kids ages 5-11 will have their first COVID shots by the end of today
By: Tamara Keith | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Beloved stuffed animals in hand, they lined up at schools, pop-up clinics and children’s hospitals to do something that little kids generally hate to do: get… Read More
![Ari Blank got a comforting hand squeeze from his mom in May as he was vaccinated against COVID-19 in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gettyimages-1232868037-e43d8ff0b5253efe71917b1f65848a684306fe85-scaled-e1635544872251-900x422.jpg)
FDA authorizes use of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds
By: Joe Neel | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. This lower-dose formulation of the companies’ adult vaccine was… Read More
![Advocates for foster children on Zoom, talking about the bill](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/screen-shot-2021-10-22-at-10.16.2620AM-e1634935434115-900x422.png)
Ohio bill would give foster children a “bill of rights”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Democratic Ohio lawmakers are sponsoring what’s being called the “Foster Youth Bill of Rights” that they say will give at least 15,000 children… Read More
![A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccination](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP21011781238916-e1610474482361-900x422.jpg)
What parents need to know about vaccinating young children against COVID-19
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The White House laid out plans Wednesday for children between the ages of 5 and 11 to soon receive the COVID-19 vaccine. If approved, shots could… Read More
![The KFC in Athens is just one on many business looking for employees.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0041-e1634834785337-900x422.jpg)
Lawmakers want to let teens work later on a school night
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The bill would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9pm on a school night. Current law says those teenagers have to stop working at… Read More
![A healthcare worker prepares doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic at a high school in Los Angeles in August.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gettyimages-1234966734-644cb2313d275fdf4fcf66a4fbe513cdad5a2cf7-scaled-e1633624868980-900x422.jpg)
Pfizer Officially Asks The FDA To Authorize Its COVID Vaccine For Kids Aged 5-11
By: Joe Hernandez | NPR
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Updated October 7, 2021 at 9:27 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Pfizer and BioNTech are officially asking the Biden administration to authorize the use of their COVID-19 vaccine for… Read More
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Kids As Young As 5-Years-Old Will Be Eligible For Ohio’s Vaccine Lottery
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is launching another COVID-19 vaccine incentive program to give out scholarships to winners of a sweepstakes if they get the shot. But there’s… Read More
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Sweet Treats on Broad Street – YMCA of Parkersburg
Put on your costumes, gather your friends and family, and join us at the YMCA of Parkersburg for a sweet time! Sweet Treats on Broad Street is a family-friendly, Halloween… Read More
![a health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ap21261408985327-5a96f9431687fbeac8ed7ff76e7715b4df1cacd0-scaled-e1632164854485-900x422.jpg)
Pfizer Says COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 5 To 11 Is Safe And Effective
By: Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
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Updated September 20, 2021 at 10:31 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The first results from the highly anticipated trial studying the effectiveness and safety of the Pfizer and BioNTech… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine wearing face masks on June 23, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mike_dewine_fran_dewine_face_masks-e1594149334388-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Says He Would Issue A Statewide Mask Mandate If He Could
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday said he would have issued a statewide mask mandate to slow spiking cases of the coronavirus if the Legislature hadn’t tied… Read More
![A technician from the Findlay College of Pharmacy fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a clinic in Reynoldsburg, February 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/putting_syringe_in_vial-e1621351851383-900x422.jpeg)
WATCH: American Academy Of Pediatrics Urges FDA To Approve COVID Vaccines For Children Under 12
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As the U.S. continues inoculating adults and adolescents, questions remain about vaccinating the 48 million kids under the age of 12. With the delta variant raging,… Read More
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YMCA of Parkersburg: Beginner Tumbling for Kids
At the Y, you can roll, flip and jump your way to fun without worrying about competitions! Our Tumbling for Kids program is perfect for beginners who would like help… Read More
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Athens County Child Advocates Program Sees Big Cut In Funding
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A program that works with abused or neglected children who are in the court system has been hit with a dramatic decrease in funding. Athens County’s… Read More
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DeWine: “No Appetite” For Mask Mandate In Schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health’s latest COVID guidance for K-12 schools strongly recommends those who can be vaccinated get shots, and masks for those who can’t or choose… Read More
![Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ap21131591063823-c3a6de6dc9571a77e777a5a8aa97ab562a4660c3-scaled-e1621530504840-900x422.jpg)
Fauci Says He Expects Vaccines For Younger Children By End Of Year Or Early 2022
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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“If I had grandchildren, I would certainly recommend they get vaccinated,” President Biden’s chief medical adviser said. COVID vaccines for younger children are being tested in clinical trials now.
![The advance child tax credit program is part of the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion economic aid package called the American Rescue Plan that was passed in March.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ap_21070700763208-4e0eebfd817d8ea7fbad49ec1b16029250a08e54-scaled-e1621354011906-900x422.jpg)
What The New Monthly Child Tax Credits Mean For You And Your Family
By: Vanessa Romo | NPR
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“For working families with children, this tax cut sends a clear message: Help is here,” said President Biden, touting the tax credit that gives American families up to an extra $1,600 per child.
![This 16-year-old got a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot late last month at the UCI Health Family Health Center in Anaheim, Calif. Students as young as 12 are now eligible to get the vaccine, too, the FDA says.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gettyimages-1315039589-271df0693d1c4250bcb01664e1ec1af0f6005fc9-scaled-e1620752821928-900x422.jpg)
FAQ: What You Need To Know About Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine And Adolescents
By: Pien Huang | NPR
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Ages 12 and older are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the FDA says. But when and where, and what about younger kids? You have questions. We have answers.