Children's Health

Moderna says a study in kids 6 to 11 found two doses of the company's COVID-19 vaccine given 28 days apart produced a strong antibody response.

The companies studied a 10 microgram vaccine dose in children 5 to 11, a third of the dose used for adults, to minimize side effects and because it still prompts a strong immune response.

The White House says the U.S. has enough doses for the country's 28 million kids age 5 to 11 and has laid out a plan to get them inoculated as soon as the vaccine is authorized for the age group.

The bill requiring Texas public school athletes to participate only on sports teams that align with their sex assigned at birth appears poised to become law.

Officials expect to resume in-person classes on Thursday in Burnet and on Monday in Lago Vista.

Schools are taking different approaches to lunch, the only time during the school day when students don't have to wear masks.

A lo largo de la pandemia, las muertes relacionadas al virus han tendido a ocurrir unas semanas después de que suben los contagios.

During the pandemic, deaths related to the virus have tended to follow a few weeks after a surge in cases and hospitalizations.

Many kids are feeling anxious about returning to school. Mental health providers say that kids with past trauma and pre-existing mental illness are the most vulnerable.

The remote-learning program, which launched Tuesday, was hastily put together in the last few weeks after the spread of the delta variant upset the district's plans for fully in-person classes this year.