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15% Of New Covid Cases Now Afflict Children; U.S. Seeing “Continuing Substantial Increase” In Infections Among Kids As They Return To School

Less than one week before the nation’s second-largest school district in Los Angeles welcomes students back to campus, a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics found “a continuing substantial increase” of Covid cases among children. “As of August 5, nearly 4.3 million children have tested positive for…

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California Covid Cases Up 50% Since Thursday As Evidence Mounts Of Rapid Spread Among Kids

New cases of Covid-19 in California rose about 10% over the weekend, a timeframe that often sees undercounts due to diminished testing on Saturdays and Sundays. The 10,356 new cases reported on Friday rose to a three-day daily average of 11,135 on Monday. (The state has stopped reporting daily cases on weekends and…

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Los Angeles Prepares To Vaccinate Kids Ages 12-15 As FDA Approval For Teens Nears

The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to authorize use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in kids 12 to 15 years old as soon as next week, according to federal officials via the New York Times. If permission is granted, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel will likely…

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Dogwoof Boards Tribeca Doc ‘The Kids’ About Stars Of Larry Clark’s Cult Classic ‘Kids’

EXCLUSIVE: London-based sales outfit Dogwoof has picked up world rights excluding Australian and New Zealand on Eddie Martin's feature documentary The Kids, which is the story of the young skateboarders picked from the streets of Manhattan by Larry Clark to star in his 1995 cult classic Kids. Martin previously…

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YouTube Adds New Controls For Parents Monitoring Tween And Teen Viewing

YouTube, which has faced fierce criticism for allowing inappropriate content into its dedicated kids area, is adding new controls designed to help parents monitor viewing by tweens and teens. In a blog post, James Beser, director of product management, kids and family, described the initiative as “a new choice” for…

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Los Angeles County Coronavirus Update: 9 More Kids Diagnosed With Mysterious COVID-Related Ailment

On Friday Los Angeles County health officials reported nine more cases of the pediatric ailment known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, or MIS-C. The new cases lifted the total number of children in L.A. diagnosed with the rare but serious condition to 25. There have been no deaths reported in the county due to…

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‘Kids, Race And Unity’: Alicia Keys-Hosted Nick News Special Features BLM Leaders & More

Alicia Keys is set to host Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special, an hourlong program set for 7 p.m. June 29 on Nickelodeon. The special aims to amplify the voices and experiences of black kids across the country. Also set to simulcast on TeenNick, Nicktoons and the Nick app and YouTube channel, Kids, Race and Unit…