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By Michael Nedelman, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 infection dropped from 91% to 66% once the Delta variant accounted for the majority of circulating virus, according to a study published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “While we did see a reduction in the protection of

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Even though the US Food and Drug Administration has fully approved the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older, and it remains authorized for people as young as 12, the agency is warning against using the vaccine “off-label” in children younger than 12. To do so, it says, “would

By Hollie Silverman, CNN As Americans face a daunting surge of Covid-19 hospitalizations — with rates for children and adults under 50 hitting their highest levels yet — the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people 16 and older. The approval could help allay concerns

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. This is the first coronavirus vaccine approved by the FDA, and is expected to open the door to more vaccine mandates. The vaccine will be marketed as Comirnaty, the

By John Duffy, CNN Shortly after school starts every year, I receive calls from concerned parents of teens and tweens indicating that their child simply refuses to go to school. These are not kids demanding mental health days. “School refusing” kids do not refuse for just a day or two, but for weeks, months, sometimes

By Holly Yan, CNN Illustrations by Leah Abucayan, CNN Millions of students are heading back to school with a challenge they didn’t have to face last year. The more contagious Delta variant is fueling a nationwide Covid-19 surge that’s sending hundreds of children to hospitals every day. The best weapon for students ages 12 and

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Parents, children and experts are still concerned about children returning to school amid surging Covid-19 cases, the prevalence of the Delta variant, lax safety measures and the inability of children younger than 12 to get vaccinated, according to a new poll. Looking at the 2021-2022 school year, parents report that their

By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN With the “imminent” full approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine expected, more businesses will likely issue vaccine mandates to help prevent the Delta variant from sending the country further backward in this pandemic, doctors say. “For businesses and universities that have been thinking about putting vaccine requirements in place

By Casey Barber, CNN We all have a soft spot in our heart for buttered noodles, but it’s not going to cut it for a family dinner on the regular. Luckily, pasta is a quick meal that nearly always tastes fancier than it really is — and it’s easy for teens and tweens to cook

By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the continued spread of the more infectious Delta variant, health and elected officials warned that hospitals across the country are reaching critical levels of Covid-19 patients, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates. Overall hospitalizations are continuing to increase across Alabama as the “pandemic of unvaccinated people continues,” state health

By Katia Hetter, CNN Covid-19 vaccines are very effective against preventing infection, but no vaccine is 100% effective. Fully vaccinated people can and do become infected. It’s not known exactly how many of these breakthrough infections are occurring, as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not collecting national data this comprehensive. Based