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More than 70% of Pennsylvania adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But it might take a while before the entire state passes this mark. That’s because less than half of adolescents are fully vaccinated.
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As a result of the pandemic, many kids have needed mental health treatment. UPMC reports that the volume of pediatric patients seeking this care is up 30% since the spring of 2020.
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As the delta variant continues its rapid spread through western Pennsylvania, Allegheny County’s health department urges people to wear masks and get the vaccine to protect kids who are too young to be vaccinated.
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Almost a year after the September 11th attacks, researchers still saw children crashing toy airplanes into towers of blocks.Children often cope with…
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On Thanksgiving, families across Pittsburgh will come together to share a meal and celebrate. But for children whose parents are incarcerated, the…
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As many as 15,000 children are in Pennsylvania's foster care system at any given time, and a disproportionate number are often African-American. How can…
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The Washington Post's John Woodrow Cox joins Bucks County Democrat and state Rep. Helen Tai, who recently proposed a package of bills requiring the safe…
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey pressed the Trump administration Tuesday for information about immigrant children being held in the…
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Researchers have apologized to the Pennsylvania Department of Health for erroneously calling Pittsburgh a “hot spot” for kids going unvaccinated for…
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Later this year, the site of the D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children will receive a historic marker from Pennsylvania’s Historical and Museum…