"In a typical year, the process of bringing a new seasonal flu shot to market is one of the United States’ most predictable vaccine routines. This, however, is not a typical year."
#PublicHealth #flu #influenza #vaccines #immunizations #ACIP #FDA #covid19 #ChildrensHealth
As vaccination rates fall in Australia, a British mother has a warning
By Kathryn Diss
Measles killed Rebecca Archer's daughter Renae slowly and silently over a decade. She has a message for the growing number of parents hesitant to have their children vaccinated.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-07/measles-back-in-uk-as-vaccine-hesitancy-grows/106761684
#VaccinesandImmunity #DiseaseOutbreak #ChildrensHealth #Children #Health #KathrynDiss
"There are 2 million fewer children enrolled in either Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program compared to January 2025, according to a new report.
The Children and Families at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy operates a state-by-state enrollment tracker that identified the declines through April, and warned that enrollment drop-offs at this scale should alarm policymakers."
There are 2 million fewer children enrolled in either Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program compared to January 2025, according to a new report. | There are 2 million fewer children enrolled in either Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program compared to January 2025, according to a new report.
One of the main canards about EVs has been "it's just a longer tailpipe". It turns out the length of the tailpipe matters — the difference is measurable in children's lungs, brains, and mental health.
Traffic pollution from ICE vehicles is linked to children's visits to the ER with anxiety and suicidal thoughts.
EVs are already making a demonstrable, measurable improvement.
https://mmalc-x-machina.ghost.io/long-tailpipes-save-children/
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If it weren't so tragic, it'd be ironic. One of the main canards about EVs has been "it's just a longer tailpipe". It turns out the length of the tailpipe matters — the difference is measurable in children's lungs, brains, and mental health. For the record, it's not even a full-size
"An increasing number of immigrants avoided applying for programs like Medicaid, too scared to risk drawing attention to their or a family member’s immigration status, even if they were eligible."
#PublicHealth #medicaid #CHIP #insurance #ChildrensHealth #immigration #ICE #louisiana
"Now, eight years after President Donald Trump’s forcible border separations came to an official halt following global outrage, an Associated Press investigation has found that the government has re-separated dozens of children from their families, despite a landmark legal settlement meant to keep them together."
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-family-separation-ice-71a610d15af5207a68f989fcafb55039
#PublicHealth #immigration #detention #incarceration #ICE #DHS #ChildrensHealth #families #MentalHealth #trauma
An Associated Press investigation reveals that dozens of children who were separated under the first Trump administration have been re-separated, despite a judge's order to reunite them. Some of their parents have been locked in immigration detention facilities for months, others deported back to their home countries after being taken from their families once again. Ederson Galicia Alva, now 11, was separated from his mother twice. After nearly a year in Guatemala, his family returned to Florida last week under a federal judge's order. The Trump administration's push for mass deportations has led to more separations, with some families deported despite legal protections.
Children in mental health crisis are waiting up to three days in A&E because England has apparently run out of places to put them
"Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults are turning to AI chatbots for advice when they’re sad, angry, nervous or stressed, according to a new study.
The findings, from the research institute RAND, represent an increase from early 2025, when the nonprofit conducted a similar survey."
Almost one-third of NT children in care allegedly harmed, report finds
By Jack Hislop
Almost one-third of children in out-of-home care in the Northern Territory were allegedly harmed in the last financial year, according to a new report from the Office of the Children's Commissioner.
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