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According to the World Health Organization, vaccination prevents 3.5 million to 5 million deaths globally each year. Yet, in recent years the number of unvaccinated children has skyrocketed. We talked to pediatricians to find out why and to learn how parents can keep their kids safe. Due to the pandemic, …

GettyImages   When Jane Brophy, head nurse at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital, gets home from work, she puts down her bag, says hello to her husband and five children — and then goes out to frolic with her 10 chickens for the next 30 or …

  While you continue to take precautions to keep your kids safe from COVID-19, you also should know that we’re in the midst of cold and flu season. Parents and kids can take simple, everyday steps to support their immune systems at this time of year. The most effective way …

  Two days after Kate Hurwitz’s oldest son turned 12, he was vaccinated against COVID-19. And she said upon approval of the vaccine for younger age groups, she’d be rushing to get her 10-year-old and 6-year-old children vaccinated, too. “It is important that kids can be kids, and vaccines are …

  Children’s National Hospital on Wednesday, Nov. 3, gave its first round of COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 to 11 in the Washington, D.C. region. These vaccinations came just hours after the federal authorization of the vaccine for the 5- to 11-year-old age group. Children’s National was one of …