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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 344

Lindsey Tanner

Illustrative: Syringes and colorful bandages are prepared as children from local schools prepare to get COVID-19 vaccines in Pittsfield, Mass., on December 13, 2021. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP, File)
June 17, 2022, 11:49 pm
FDA authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine for US infants and preschoolers
Approval means roughly 18 million youngsters under 5 in America are now eligible for the shots; rollout expected to start next week but unclear how much demand there will be
By Lindsey Tanner
A boy receives a dose of China's Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a community vaccination center in Hong Kong on Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
June 15, 2022, 11:03 pm
FDA advisers approve COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5
Reviewers say Moderna and Pfizer shots appear safe and effective for children as young as 6 months old, with side effects minor and less common than in adults
By Mike Stobbe and Lindsey Tanner
Nancy Rose, who contracted COVID-19 in 2021 and continues to exhibit long-haul symptoms including brain fog and memory difficulties, pauses while organizing her desk space, in Port Jefferson, New York, Jan. 25, 2022. (John Minchillo/AP)
January 31, 2022, 1:55 pm
Omicron virus variant amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes
Researchers race to understand exactly what it is about the coronavirus that can keep some survivors suffering from a range of symptoms for a prolonged period
By laura ungar and Lindsey Tanner
Registered nurse Morgan Flynn works inside a patient's room in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, January 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
January 7, 2022, 7:50 pm
In US, hospitalizations skyrocket among kids too young for COVID vaccines
‘Pediatric hospitalizations are at their highest rate compared to any prior point in the pandemic,’ says CDC chief, but notes they are still lower than for other age groups
By Lindsey Tanner and Mike Stobbe
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth walks past a coronavirus vaccination center, in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
December 28, 2021, 12:17 pm
Rabbis, undertakers and activists join global fight to promote COVID vaccines
With traditional public health campaigns unheeded, an unconventional group joins effort against fear, mistrust, complacency, inconvenience and the presence of bigger worries
By Lindsey Tanner
An Israeli child receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a Clalit vaccination center in Petah Tikvah, on June 6, 2021. (Flash90)
October 20, 2021, 7:54 pm
US readies to begin vaccinating children ages 5-11 against COVID next month
White House lays out plan to authorize low-dose Pfizer shots for youngsters; Israeli health authorities are expected to follow suit once FDA, CDC sign off on plan in early November
By Zeke Miller and Lindsey Tanner
In this Oct. 27, 2020, Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg walks among thousands of white flags planted in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19 near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington. Regardless of the presidential election outcome, a vexing issue remains to be decided: Will the US be able to tame a perilous pandemic that is surging as holidays, winter and other challenges approach? Public health experts fear the answer is no, at least in the short term, with potentially dire consequences. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
November 5, 2020, 3:39 am
US sets new record for virus cases, highlighting challenge for election winner
Experts predict 100,000 more deaths before January inauguration as US cases surge 45% over past two weeks; 7-day average tops 86,000
By Lindsey Tanner
Illustrative: Medical staff arrange medicine at Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 10, 2020. (STR/AFP)
May 8, 2020, 3:20 am
Coronavirus found in patients’ semen in small Chinese study
Unclear if sexual transmission is possible or how long virus remains in bodily fluids; expert says study no cause for alarm, but cautions against sex with carriers
By Lindsey Tanner
Steve Moody, director of nursing at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, mops the floor of a tent outside the emergency entrance to the hospital where patients are tested for of the coronavirus, March 13, 2020. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)
March 14, 2020, 3:53 am
US hospitals brace for ‘tremendous strain’ from coronavirus outbreak
American health care providers scramble to set up triage tents, boost staff and supplies, as officials waive laws and regulations to expand access to care
By Lindsey Tanner
A masked man looks out near a national flag outside a traditional medicine hospital in Beijing on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
March 5, 2020, 4:57 am
China’s virus slowdown offers hope for global containment even as it spreads
Some experts believe the easing of the crisis in the illness’s epicenter suggests it is possible to limit the spread of the pathogen
By Lindsey Tanner
Illustrative photo of an 8-day-old baby boy being prepared for his circumcision. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
August 27, 2012, 8:12 am
US doctors say health benefits of circumcision outweigh risks
American Academy of Pediatricians: Procedure in newborn boys reduces chance of cancer, infections and STDs
By Lindsey Tanner
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