Tag: Children

China’s parliament will consider legislation to punish parents if their young children exhibit “very bad behaviour” or commit crimes.

Tilli is an inclusive, play-based, social-emotional learning tool that teaches 5-10-year-olds how to stay safe, healthy, and happy.

The Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) has approved and recommended giving Pfizer vaccine to healthy children in the age group from 15 to 19, a member of the committee, Consultant Physician Dr Harsha Sathischandra said yesterday.

The Health Ministry yesterday requested the parents not to direct their healthy children above 12 years of age for vaccination as of now.

Sri Lanka will begin vaccinating children aged between 12 and 19 years suffering from disabilities or chronic illness from tomorrow (Sep. 24).

Children between 12 and 19 years suffering from disabilities or chronic illness will be vaccinated against COVID-19 from Friday (September 24), State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana stated.

State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana says that Children with special needs will be vaccinate with the Pfizer vaccine from next week in Sri Lanka.

Considering the strategies adopted in other countries, on the advice of Sri Lankan Paediatricians, Community Health Specialists and considering the limited number of Pfizer vaccines received by the country.

Many children have contracted the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), after 14 days of being infected with the COVID-19 virus, the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could be given to the schoolchildren of the relevant age groups as soon as the medical approval is received.