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Miami school under scrutiny for asking vaccinated students to stay home for 30 days, parents throw homecoming dances after school cancels event
Miami's Centner Academy is facing scrutiny for its reported policy toward vaccinated students, and a Tennessee school plans to install "anti-COVID entry tunnels" after a gift from an alumnus.
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COVID-19 and kids: Experts hopeful vaccinations in children 5-11 'will help curb' cases following worst month for infections
"I'm really, really hopeful that, with the beginning of vaccination of children five to 11, it will help curb some of the infections we are seeing in kids," one doctor tells Yahoo Life.
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Mom of 10-year-old who died of COVID warns pandemic 'is not over'; parents sue Wis. elementary schools after kids test positive
A mom spoke out at her school's board meeting a day after her daughter's funeral. Two separate Wisconsin parents are suing after their children tested positive for COVID-19.
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Brace yourself: The 'sexy vaccine' costume has arrived
3Wishes just released its version of a sexy vaccine costume.
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TikTok doctor, mom of 4 answers COVID questions she gets asked the most by parents
TikTok's "AskDrMom" answers some of the COVID-related questions she gets asked the most by parents.
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'Will the baby be OK?' Pregnant women reflect on their COVID vaccine choices following CDC's 'urgent' warning
Women who are pregnant, as well as new moms, tell Yahoo Life that they were hesitant at first about the vaccine.
Yahoo LifeParents threaten to pull students from Iowa school district over new mask mandate, Harvard Business School goes remote amid rise in COVID cases
An Iowa school district's new mask mandate is upsetting some parents, and breakthrough COVID cases upend in-person learning at Harvard Business School.
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This funeral home says they don’t want you to get vaccinated. Here’s the story.
This funeral home says they don’t want you to get vaccinated. Here’s the real story.
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5 common health concerns college students face — and how to handle them
Doctors say there are a few important health concerns that college students need to be aware of. Here's what to look out for — and how to take action.
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Brown University stops in-person dining over COVID outbreak; University of Kansas students demand campus vaccine requirement
The Ivy League school will transition to a "grab and go" program for all meals, and a group of students organized a protest to highlight the University of Kansas's "lack of COVID-19 efforts."
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'I'm not anti-vax': Experts explain why people who haven't been inoculated against COVID-19 are clarifying their decisions
"For many people, the term 'anti-vax' has a highly negative connotation and carries substantial stigma in our society," one expert tells Yahoo Life.
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Back-to-school health checklist: Experts share 10 important steps as kids return to classrooms
Doctors recommend running through this checklist before you go back to school or back to college, so you can be as prepared as possible for a healthy school year.
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Meet the medical professionals fighting COVID-19 misinformation on TikTok: 'A lot of people just need to be empowered'
Medical professionals are coming together on TikTok to fight COVID-19 misinformation — and trolls.
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Oregon superintendent fired after enforcing mask mandate, Liberty University under campuswide quarantine
A school superintendent was fired after enforcing a state mask mandate, and Liberty University is days into a campuswide quarantine.
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Texas district with hundreds of COVID cases stays open despite public health warnings, colleges require vaccines after FDA announcement
A Texas district is staying open through an intense COVID-19 outbreak across its schools, and a number of colleges updated their vaccination policies to mandate the shot following Pfizer's full FDA approval.
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Thousands of students are in quarantine, university ethics professor resigns over his school's COVID-19 policy
In Mississippi, 20,000 students from 800 schools are in quarantine, after being exposed to the virus, and a professor explains why he will no longer teach at his university.
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Parents flood social media with emotional back-to-school photos as kids return to classrooms: 'I am extremely losing it'
Feeling emotional about kids going back to school is a "typical response, but it's amplified this year because of everything that's been going on for the past year and a half," a psychologist tells Yahoo Life.
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Doctor says anti-mask crowd was 'uncontrollable' at school board meeting; schools in Fla., Texas defy governors by issuing mask mandates
A Tennessee doctor recounts a scary school board meeting swarmed by anti-mask protesters, and schools in Florida and Texas are issuing mask mandates despite governors’ orders.
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Parents share what it's like caring for a child who has COVID-19: 'Very scared'
"After declining in early summer, child cases have steadily increased since the beginning of July," the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a recent report.
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Reba McEntire says she and boyfriend Rex Linn tested positive for COVID-19: 'This has been a hard year'
Reba McEntire urged her fans to "stay safe" as she and her boyfriend Rex Linn battle COVID-19.
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Jennifer Aniston parted ways with people who refused to get vaccinated. Why the COVID-19 crisis continues to spark social rifts.
The actress is taking a stand, while the Offspring have sidelined drummer Pete Parada because he won't get vaccinated.
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How to navigate the CDC's new mask guidance: Experts' surprising advice
"The honor system has failed. Mask mandates will hopefully get the unvaccinated to wear masks. But, at the end of the day, vaccination is our ticket out of this," one expert tells Yahoo Life.
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Emmy Rossum makes vaccine plea as she shares first photo of her baby: 'Stop being an irresponsible idiot'
The actress says her 2-month-old daughter has COVID-19 antibodies because Rossum was vaccinated while pregnant.
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Back-to-school tensions run high for families amid rise in COVID cases: 'The last year and a half has been brutal for kids'
The Delta variant is fueling a rise in cases among the unvaccinated — including children under the age of 12, who aren't yet eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all kids older than 2 wear masks at school come fall. Experts weigh in.
As for whether schools will adopt the academy’s recommendation, it’s unclear at this point.
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Catt Sadler on contracting COVID-19 from unvaccinated son: 'Your choices really do have an effect on those around you'
Catt Sadler appeared with Katie Couric on an Instagram Live to discuss her battle with COVID-19 and why it's still important to get vaccinated.