The 74 Million – Jon Bailey
Kaiser Family Foundation: “As of July 20, approximately 544,000 children under the age of 5 had received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. This represents 2.8% of the approximately 19 million children in this age group.”
Read More: https://www.the74million.org/article/young-childrens-vaccination-rates-may-have-already-peaked/
Healthline – Tony Hicks
It took a great deal of collective effort to shut down everyday life for children when COVID-19 first struck in early 2020.
And now, more than two years later, it may take just as much effort to return children to pre-pandemic levels of physical activity.
A new studyTrusted Source by researchers from University College Dublin, Ireland, looked at more than 1,000 data sources detailing changes in child and adolescent behavior during pandemic lockdowns.
The Huffington Post – Jillian Wilson
Between a deadly heat wave in Europe, record-breaking temperatures in the United Kingdom and heat advisories throughout the United States, it’s been a dangerously hot summer throughout much of the world.
Read More: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/heat-exhaustion-signs-symptoms_l_62e04a56e4b0a6852c3d6534
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Getting children closer to green spaces as they grow up could improve their lung health, according to a study published today in the European Respiratory Journal.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-children-closer-nature-lung-health.html
Moms – Ashley Wehrli
A new study has found that feeling sad can lead children to eat more junk food. One of the main priorities for mom is to make sure her children are getting the right food that they need to grow healthy and strong. They want to make sure that they get the proper vitamins and nutrients that aid a healthy body and mind. However, a lot of moms know that a treat here and there is not always a bad idea. It is all about balance, but mom needs to limit the amount of “junk” food that their children eat.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/being-sad-leads-kids-more-junk-food/