A 12-year-old boy in the Netherlands has won a court battle to get the COVID-19 vaccine to visit his dying grandmother despite his vaccine-skeptic father’s refusal. A court in the … Read more
Children aged 12 to 15 in England will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine, following advice from United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced on Sept. 13. … Read more
TikTok has reportedly promoting sexual content, drugs, and alcohol to children as young as 13, an investigation revealed. The publication discovered that TikTok offered the accounts with clips endorsing rape, … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) attempts to reunite hundreds of Afghan children who were separated from their families and evacuated to various countries during the United States’ hasty withdrawal … Read more
The Chilean health authorities approved the use of China’s Sinovac Biotech for children over six years old. Heriberto García, director of Chile’s Public Health Institute, said that the institution approved … Read more
Teenagers in the United Kingdom could override their parents’ decision on getting the COVID-19 vaccine once approved for 12- to 15-year-olds, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Sept. 5. Zahawi … Read more
Cuba will begin its vaccination drive for children ages two to 18 years old, starting September 3 as part of its effort to immunize more than 90 percent of the … Read more
The Chinese government on Monday has banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds as part of a sweeping education reform to help relieve parental and student pressure. The Ministry of … Read more
Human rights organizations have condemned Spain’s deportation of hundreds of unaccompanied minors to Morocco, calling the deportations unconstitutional and demanding an urgent halt to the practice. According to Amnesty International … Read more
Lawyers representing migrant children in United States custody asked a federal court on Aug. 9 to order the release of the migrant teenagers from two emergency housing sites in Texas. … Read more