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Children aged 12-15 to be included in Cyprus’ vaccination fight against Covid

Posted on August 7, 2021August 7, 2021By Editor

Cyprus has announced that children aged 12 to 15 will soon be included in the island’s mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus, with adolescents eligible to receive either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. … Read More >Children aged 12-15 to be included in Cyprus’ vaccination fight against Covid

Shows

Coronavirus no longer just affecting the old & frail – SAGE committee member

Posted on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Professor Calum Semple, a member of the SAGE Committee that advises Boris Johnson. He discusses the changing pattern of hospitalisations with younger people including children filling up hospitals rather than the elderly, the growing threat of ‘long Covid’ causing additional health problems … Read More >Coronavirus no longer just affecting the old & frail – SAGE committee member

Moderna’s Covid-19 jab given green light by EU drugs regulator for use in adolescents

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

he EU’s medicines regulator has given its backing for Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine to be administered to minors aged between 12 and 17, citing positive results in trials involving 3,732 participants. … Read More >Moderna’s Covid-19 jab given green light by EU drugs regulator for use in adolescents

Asia & Pacific

Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

The Philippines government has issued a stay-at-home order for millions of children aged five to 17, just weeks after Manila lifted a ban on minors at public gatherings, as the country battles soaring Covid cases. … Read More >Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases

Orban announces mandatory coronavirus vaccine for Hungary’s healthcare workers and jabs for schoolkids

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021By Editor

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced that coronavirus vaccinations will become mandatory for healthcare workers, and children are to be vaccinated before returning to school, in a bid to boost inoculation rates. … Read More >Orban announces mandatory coronavirus vaccine for Hungary’s healthcare workers and jabs for schoolkids

Op-ed

Parents shouldn’t have a ‘veto’ on children’s trans medical decisions? Should we let the kids smoke and drink too?

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

A prominent medical journal has argued that children as young as 12 should be treated as ‘equal parties’ in decisions relating to transitioning. This is a blatant case of political gender ideology trumping ethics. … Read More >Parents shouldn’t have a ‘veto’ on children’s trans medical decisions? Should we let the kids smoke and drink too?

Hungary fines store $825 for ‘misleading’ customers over children’s picture book with same-sex families

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

A bookstore was fined for selling a kid’s picture book depicting LGBT families in Hungary. Officials argued that the store has failed to properly warn customers about the book’s content. … Read More >Hungary fines store $825 for ‘misleading’ customers over children’s picture book with same-sex families

EU’s Von der Leyen condemns Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law in Hungary as it comes in force, threatens punishment

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has slammed Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law as a ‘disgrace’ and has implored the country to reverse it or face punishment. … Read More >EU’s Von der Leyen condemns Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law in Hungary as it comes in force, threatens punishment

World

140 children kidnapped by gunmen in latest school raid in Nigeria

Posted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021By Editor

Armed assailants have abducted 140 children from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria. The mass kidnapping is the latest such incident in the country, with hundreds still missing from raids carried out in the past six months. … Read More >140 children kidnapped by gunmen in latest school raid in Nigeria

Slovenian PM says EU’s ‘imaginary values’ could trigger ‘collapse’ of bloc, amid Hungary LGBT row

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has condemned the EU’s western states for imposing “imaginary European values” without respecting local cultures. Jansa supports Hungary in its fight against LGBT content in schools and TV. … Read More >Slovenian PM says EU’s ‘imaginary values’ could trigger ‘collapse’ of bloc, amid Hungary LGBT row