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Topic: Children

Over-60s with comorbidities don’t need certificate for ‘precaution dose’ of Covid vaccine: Govt

Healthcare workers, frontline workers and people above the age of 60 with comorbidities will be eligible to get a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine from 10 January 2022. 

Children with poorly controlled asthma need Covid vaccine on priority, study in Lancet says

The study says children aged 5–17 years with poorly controlled asthma are at higher risk of Covid-19 hospital admission compared with those without asthma.

Not just Global Hunger Index, India’s own govt data shows how worried we should be

The Modi government has questioned the methodology of the Global Hunger Index. But undernutrition is one of the leading factors of child mortality in India.

Children are at bottom of social hierarchy. But they will remember pandemic trauma longest

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

This Pakistani child is calling Imran Khan a ‘chor’ and ‘shaitan’ in an Oscar-worthy nazm

In a video clip that went viral, a boy can be seen singing in Punjabi, a dedication he readily offered, at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, Pakistan.

Bring kids back to schools or decades of progress will be reversed, warns medical colleges body

In a 30-page document, the IAPSM outlines the risks involved in keeping schools closed and highlights the protocols that can be adopted to reopen such institutions.

Almost half the world’s children are at a threat from climate and environmental shocks

Water scarcity, pollution, heatwaves, cyclones, and flooding — almost every child on Earth is exposed to at least one of these risks, UNICEF finds.

China’s new rules allow kids to play video games just 3 hours a week. It won’t help

China has a history of making dramatic moves aimed at cutting down children’s gaming time — from cyber curfews at night to military-style anti-gaming camps.

Priyanka Gandhi hits out at UP govt over deaths in state, including children, due to fever

Gandhi said news of deaths due to fever in Firozabad, Agra & other places in UP is worrying and alleged that concrete steps had not been taken to strengthen the health system.

Asthma, obesity more likely in Delhi kids than in Mysuru, Kottayam, says study, blames pollution

Led by NGOs Lung Care Foundation and Pulmocare Research & Education Foundation, study compares respiratory health of school children in Delhi with those in cities with cleaner air.

On Camera

Trump-proofing Europe is a real project. And India can benefit in this

Poland PM Donald Tusk highlighted that the ‘Trump pill’ will serve as a much-needed wake-up call for Europe to make painful but necessary structural changes.

How to Trump-proof India’s trade policy: ‘Give US tariff concessions, block Chinese dumping’

Donald Trump has been vocal about India’s high import tariffs and has threatened retaliation. Simultaneously, his tough stand on China could see Chinese goods flood India.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.