No need for kids to be vaccinated to attend school: WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

No need for kids to be vaccinated to attend school: WHO

India Today  

The World Health Organisation, during a briefing on Wednesday, said that kids do not need to be vaccinated to attend school. Emphasising the fact that schools should remain open, Dr Katherine O' Brien, a member of the WHO Covid-expert committee said: "There is no requirement for teenagers or kids to have to be vaccinated in order to attend school. On July 19, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi said the country should consider reopening schools in a "staggered way". Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said, "I am a proponent of opening up schools in a staggered way, for districts that are seeing less virus circulation." According to WHO, so far, data suggests that children under the age of 18 years represent about 8.5% of reported cases, with relatively few deaths compared to other age groups and usually mild disease.

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U.S. School Vaccination Rates Fall As Exemptions Keep Rising
2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. School Vaccination Rates Fall As Exemptions Keep Rising

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Tuesday. The rates help explain a worrisome creep in cases of whooping cough, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases, said Dr. Raynard Washington, chair of the Big Cities Health Coalition, which …

Education authorities advise schools to monitor sickness during winter
1 year ago

Education authorities advise schools to monitor sickness during winter

China Daily  

Local education authorities and schools are urged to work hard on preventing and controlling COVID infections and other key infectious diseases this coming winter and spring, according to a circular released by the nation's top education body on Tuesday. Schools should respond to possible overlapping epidemic diseases and alternating peaks in a timely manner, the Ministry of Education said. Local …

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations
1 year, 8 months ago

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations

NPR  

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations Enlarge this image toggle caption Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images A new report released by UNICEF finds that 67 million children across the world missed out on either some or all routine vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, and 48 million children didn't receive a …

Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Here’s why that’s wise
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Here’s why that’s wise

LA Times  

A California Supreme Court decision last week reaffirmed that individual school districts lack the authority to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Unlike the other vaccines required for school enrollment in California, the COVID vaccines are unreliable at preventing infection or transmission, providing at best modest protection against infection for only a couple of months. We never had any …

States, not CDC, set school vaccination requirements
2 years, 2 months ago

States, not CDC, set school vaccination requirements

LA Times  

Paolo Canizales, 10, winces as he gets a shot of the Pfizer vaccine at Hellen Keller Elementary School in Lynwood. Another popular tweet similarly claimed the CDC committee’s vote would make the vaccination “mandatory for school registration.” But the public health agency doesn’t determine school vaccination requirements. “ACIP has no authority to make law.” CDC spokesperson Kate Grusich said in …

L.A. schools drop aggressive COVID-19 rules: No more testing for all and masks stay optional
2 years, 4 months ago

L.A. schools drop aggressive COVID-19 rules: No more testing for all and masks stay optional

LA Times  

When Los Angeles schools open on Aug. 15, mask wearing will be optional and other COVID-19 safety rules relaxed to match with county requirements. Los Angeles Unified school leaders on Tuesday officially stepped back from COVID-19 safety protocols that have been among the most far-reaching in the country, choosing instead to mirror current county requirements and join most other school …

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens
2 years, 5 months ago

Schooling in Covid Era: An Opportunity for Young Students to Become Better Global Citizens

News 18  

As Covid-19 case counts are rising again, there are apprehensions of a fresh wave building up. It is by now clearly evident that children are less likely to suffer from severe illness, even when infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Children who are immunocompromised or have risk enhancing comorbid health conditions must be protected from exposure and provided vaccines which are …

Call for SA children to get vaccinated for flu as well as COVID-19 as primary school vaccination hubs open
2 years, 6 months ago

Call for SA children to get vaccinated for flu as well as COVID-19 as primary school vaccination hubs open

ABC  

South Australian parents have been urged to get their children vaccinated against influenza on the same day as a COVID-19 vaccination blitz has begun in the state's schools. Key points: About half of this year's flu cases are in children No decision has been made on making the flu vaccine free for everyone A program of COVID-19 vaccination clinics at …

Covid vaccination of all eligible children at earliest priority for govt: PM Modi
2 years, 7 months ago

Covid vaccination of all eligible children at earliest priority for govt: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Covid vaccination of all eligible children at the earliest is a priority for the government and specialised programmes will need to be conducted for it in schools, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. Asserting that vaccine is the biggest protective shield against the virus, Modi said Covid vaccination of all eligible children at the earliest is a …

‘Perfect storm’ of disease ahead with vaccines delayed and measles cases up, WHO and UNICEF say
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Perfect storm’ of disease ahead with vaccines delayed and measles cases up, WHO and UNICEF say

CNN  

CNN — The World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund warned of an increased risk of measles spread, with worldwide cases up nearly 80% so far in 2022 compared with 2021. “Pandemic-related disruptions, increasing inequalities in access to vaccines, and the diversion of resources from routine immunization are leaving too many children without protection against measles …

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat
2 years, 8 months ago

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat

News 18  

Schooling has been a matter of enthusiastic, and often passionate, debate since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world. The second cause of worry is the assumption that with schools being open, children would infect each other and spread it to their teachers or carry it home and infect the adults, especially the grandparents who we do know have a higher …

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 cases rise again: How can you keep your children safe in schools, home

India Today  

Weeks after the Omicron cases subsided across India, coronavirus is once again on the rise. Parents and teachers can keep a few things in mind to keep children safe both at school and at home as new cases pop up. How to keep children safe from Covid-19 in schools, at home? Graphic: Pradeep Singh Saini Health experts have urged schools …

California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools
2 years, 8 months ago

California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is sticking with its coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, but it won’t happen until at least the summer of 2023, Gov. “So based on these two facts — we don’t have full FDA approval, and we recognize the implementation challenges that schools and school leaders would face — that we are not moving to have a …

California pauses plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren
2 years, 8 months ago

California pauses plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren

LA Times  

California will not require schoolchildren to be immunized for COVID-19 after Gov. Newsom’s office said that after the FDA approves the vaccine for children 12 and older, state public health officials will consider recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other groups “prior to implementing a school vaccine requirement.” Currently, …

Govt Considering Covid Vaccine Booster Dose for Those Travelling Overseas for Edu, Jobs, Official & Biz Work
2 years, 8 months ago

Govt Considering Covid Vaccine Booster Dose for Those Travelling Overseas for Edu, Jobs, Official & Biz Work

News 18  

The government may soon allow a precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccine for those seeking to travel abroad for education, employment, sports and for attending official or business commitments, official sources said on Saturday. The Union Health Ministry is also learnt to have received representations for allowing administration of precaution dose for those seeking to travel for employment opportunities, educational purpose …

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids

LA Times  

A student gets a COVID-19 vaccine at a school in New Orleans. The shots are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked with the virus in children, according to a new study. COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, according to an analysis of U.S. government data published Tuesday. The …

Decision on COVID-19 vaccine for 5-15 age group to be taken as per experts' recommendation, says Mansukh Mandaviya
2 years, 10 months ago

Decision on COVID-19 vaccine for 5-15 age group to be taken as per experts' recommendation, says Mansukh Mandaviya

Firstpost  

The government has so far not received any such recommendation, and a decision in this regard will be taken in the coming days on that basis, said the health minister Gandhinagar: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday that the central government will roll out COVID-19 vaccination for children in the age group of 5 to 15 years as …

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF
2 years, 10 months ago

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF

India Today  

Keep schools open amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said an official statement released by UNICEF. Also, World Bank's Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra said that there is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to the UNICEF Recommendations to reopen schools …

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources
2 years, 10 months ago

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources

India TV News  

With the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 15 gathering pace, the Centre is likely to issue an advisory soon to reopen schools across the country. Sources have told ANI that, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked the National Expert Group to suggest ways and work on modalities to open schools nationwide. Top sources have also told ANI that …

Abcarian: Should kids need parental consent for vaccines?
2 years, 10 months ago

Abcarian: Should kids need parental consent for vaccines?

LA Times  

Seven-year-old Ari Alleyne receives the children’s dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine from nurse Priya Meyer in November at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. I was taken aback when I read that state Sen. Scott Wiener has proposed a bill that would essentially strip parents of the right to make such an important decision about their children’s medical care. “Giving young …

Schools are reopening and vaccines are part of the preparation. Here are some of your common questions ahead of the big day
2 years, 10 months ago

Schools are reopening and vaccines are part of the preparation. Here are some of your common questions ahead of the big day

ABC  

Millions of Australian children are gearing up to return to school for term 1, as states and territories begin to outline their back-to-school COVID plans. Experts say COVID-19 vaccination is especially important for children with underlying medical conditions — such as heart or lung disease, diabetes, obesity and severe asthma — who have an increased risk of severe COVID-19. In …

All California schoolchildren must be vaccinated against COVID-19 under new bill
2 years, 10 months ago

All California schoolchildren must be vaccinated against COVID-19 under new bill

LA Times  

California students would be required to be immunized for COVID-19 under a bill introduced Monday, offering backup to districts such as L.A. Unified that have struggled with their own mandates while igniting familiar backlash from anti-vaccine activists and parents who say the state should not make medical decisions for their children. Senate Bill 871, by state Sen. Richard Pan, would …

85% in the 15-18 age group in Delhi’s govt schools have received Covid vaccine: Govt
2 years, 11 months ago

85% in the 15-18 age group in Delhi’s govt schools have received Covid vaccine: Govt

Hindustan Times  

Around 85% students of Delhi government schools in the age group of 15-18 years had received the first dose of the vaccine till January 21, the government said on Saturday. In a circular issued to schools on Saturday, DoE said that out of 8,07, 738 eligible students of government schools, 6, 80, 210, had been already vaccinated which was roughly …

Buoyed by Response to Teen Vaccination, Govt Likely to Begin Covid-19 Jabs for 12-14 Age Group by March
2 years, 11 months ago

Buoyed by Response to Teen Vaccination, Govt Likely to Begin Covid-19 Jabs for 12-14 Age Group by March

News 18  

Expanding the ambit of children’s vaccination drive, the government is likely to begin inoculating 12-14-year-olds from February-end, Dr N K Arora, chairman of the Covid-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation said. So far, in the ongoing vaccination drive for adolescents, a total of 3.31 crore children in the age bracket of 15 to 17 years …

Covid Vaccination for 12-14 age group likely from March, says top govt expert
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid Vaccination for 12-14 age group likely from March, says top govt expert

India TV News  

Highlights A top government expert on Monday said that vaccination of 12-14 age group may begin in March. India may begin inoculating children in the 12-14 age group against COVID-19 in March as the 15-18 population is likely to get fully vaccinated by then, Dr N K Arora, chairman of the COVID-19 working group of NTAGI, said on Monday. "Adolescents …

Covid-19: No vaccine, no entry in schools, says minister of this state
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: No vaccine, no entry in schools, says minister of this state

Live Mint  

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday took to microblogging site Twitter to announce that unvaccinated children in the age group of 15-18 years will not be allowed to attend offline classes when schools reopen. The Health Minister urged parents to get their children vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. "During the meeting, the health minister urged all the parents of …

What you need to know about children's vaccines and booster doses | In Focus podcast
2 years, 11 months ago

What you need to know about children's vaccines and booster doses | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

On January 3, India began vaccinating a section of its teenagers, with Covaxin. Only Covaxin was approved for use in this age group, even though, last October, India's first DNA vaccine, ZyCoV-D, had been granted emergency use authorisation for use in children above the age of 12. Some experts have argued that since COVID-19 in children is, in general, not …

Vaccination rates high for Queensland teachers as mandate deadline looms before classroom return
2 years, 11 months ago

Vaccination rates high for Queensland teachers as mandate deadline looms before classroom return

ABC  

Queensland's Department of Education has revealed state school teachers have rolled up their sleeves en masse for COVID-19 vaccinations. Key points: Ninety-eight per cent of state school staff respondents in Queensland will be double-vaccinated by the start of the school year The Queensland Teachers Union says teachers' commitment to follow health directives is good for the community at large Staff …

COVID pandemic: Over 3 crore teenagers receives first dose of vaccine
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID pandemic: Over 3 crore teenagers receives first dose of vaccine

India TV News  

Highlights Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya today said that over 3 crore teenagers received 1st dose of COVID I appeal to all my eligible young friends to get vaccinated at the earliest: Mansukh Mandaviya The vaccination drive for teenagers was started on January 3 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said that over 3 crore teenagers between the age limit …

DoE directs officials to ramp up vaccination for school children
2 years, 11 months ago

DoE directs officials to ramp up vaccination for school children

India Today  

The Directorate of Education has directed its officials to take several steps to boost the Covid-19 vaccination of adolescents falling in the age group of 15-17 years of age. DDE to visit vaccination centres The official order by the Directorate of Education read, "All DDE and DDE will visit vaccination centres under their jurisdiction and check the vaccination procedures on …

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

Associated Press  

Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. The low rates are “very disturbing,’’ said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The low vaccination rates …

COVID vaccines for ages 5 to 11 start today but can schools open safely in the shadow of Omicron?
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID vaccines for ages 5 to 11 start today but can schools open safely in the shadow of Omicron?

ABC  

Sarah has worked as a teacher for decades and loves her job but this year something has shifted — she is anxious about returning to the classroom in 2022. "I just can't get a picture in my head of how schools can be safe," says Sarah, who teaches language to around 120 primary-aged children each day at a South Australian …

15-18 age group excited, some nervous over vax
2 years, 11 months ago

15-18 age group excited, some nervous over vax

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A total of 1,87,538 teenagers belonging to the age group of 15 to 18 were vaccinated from January 3 to 5 in the state. Karan Jain, a 17-year-old student said his college was conducting quarterly examinations which may or may not be considered as final examinations due to the rise in Covid cases, and he could not get distracted …

Most young children will be unvaccinated when they return to school during Omicron outbreak, experts warn
2 years, 11 months ago

Most young children will be unvaccinated when they return to school during Omicron outbreak, experts warn

ABC  

Educators are bracing for another "extremely difficult" year as many students return to school without sufficient protection against COVID. Key points: The Department of Health says children will have the opportunity to get vaccinated before school, but experts say it can take weeks to build up immunity The Australian Primary Principals Association says the sector will face severe staff shortages, …

Assam eyes vaccinating 3 lakh children daily to inoculate all kids
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam eyes vaccinating 3 lakh children daily to inoculate all kids

India Today  

The Covid-19 vaccination drive to jab children aged between 15-18 kicked-off today across the country today. Today, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Covid vaccination drive for children in the age group of 15 to 18 years at the Oil India Higher Secondary School, Duliajan in Dibrugarh district, reported ANI. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches #COVID19 vaccination …

No Need to Vaccinate Kids Against Covid Right Now, Centre Informed About Decision: NTAGI Member
3 years ago

No Need to Vaccinate Kids Against Covid Right Now, Centre Informed About Decision: NTAGI Member

News 18  

There is no need to vaccinate children against Covid-19 as the data shows no urgency, a member of the Narendra Modi government’s panel on vaccination has told News18.com. The data driving the decision to not vaccinate children on an urgent basis shows no significant mortality among children due to Covid-19. We have registered deaths among children due to cancer, leukaemia …

When will kids under 5 be able to get vaccinated for COVID-19?
3 years ago

When will kids under 5 be able to get vaccinated for COVID-19?

LA Times  

Schools around the country are resuming in-person instruction as the highly infectious Omicron variant surges through their communities. Dr. William Hartman, the principal investigator of one of the Moderna pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trials, says it’s reasonable to believe emergency use authorization for children 6 months to 5 years old could be granted in late March or early April. “The decision …

Dutch Health Council recommends allowing Covid vaccines for all young children
3 years ago

Dutch Health Council recommends allowing Covid vaccines for all young children

NL Times  

Healthy children aged 5 to 11 should also get the opportunity to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Health Council advised on Friday. In its letter to the Ministry of Health, the Council said the medical benefits of vaccination "are offset by relatively limited drawbacks." The Health Council said that vaccination could prevent the multi-organ inflammatory reaction some children have …

Non-Vaccinated Teaching, Non-Teaching Staff in Schools Can't Be Allowed, Says Kerala Education Minister
3 years ago

Non-Vaccinated Teaching, Non-Teaching Staff in Schools Can't Be Allowed, Says Kerala Education Minister

News 18  

The Kerala government cannot encourage the attitude of some unvaccinated teaching and non-teaching staff coming to schools, state Education Minister V Sivankutty said on Sunday. In the guidelines issued just before the reopening of schools, we have made it very clear that all teaching and non-teaching staff must be inoculated,” Sivankutty told reporters here. Read Delhi Govt Launches ‘Business Blasters’ …

Maharashtra Health Dept Gives Nod to Reopening Schools But Not Before Vaccinating Kids
3 years ago

Maharashtra Health Dept Gives Nod to Reopening Schools But Not Before Vaccinating Kids

News 18  

Even as demands by parents’ groups grow for the reopening of schools for all classes, the decision about it should be taken within a fortnight. This should happen within a fortnight,” Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope told CNN News18. But, he said that the health department has also added a rider that all children between the age group of 12 …

Teachers Should Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19, Says Madras High Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Teachers Should Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19, Says Madras High Court

News 18  

Teachers in Tamil Nadu should get first vaccinated, before going to schools to teach students, the Madras High Court observed on Monday. “If some teachers do not want to get vaccinated for personal reasons, he/she can remain at home without going to school and putting the lives of students at risk,” the first bench of Acting Chief Justice M N …

Outbreak advisors want to avoid new Covid measures at schools
3 years, 1 month ago

Outbreak advisors want to avoid new Covid measures at schools

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team would prefer to "avoid" stricter rules for schools, despite the increasing number of infections among children. The OMT does think it is important to monitor the situation in schools "closely" to see whether children infect too many other age groups. According to the OMT advice, "additional measures" may still be needed in schools. The rest of …

COMIC: If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines
3 years, 1 month ago

COMIC: If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines

NPR  

COMIC: If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines Enlarge this image LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR The first time kids had to get a vaccine to go to school was more than 200 years ago. For the past four decades, all 50 U.S. states have required that parents, if they want to enroll their children in any …

US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
3 years, 1 month ago

US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

Associated Press  

U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 5. “It is a major step forward for our nation in our fight to defeat the virus.” The American Academy of Pediatrics welcomed the decision as its members get …

A COVID-19 vaccine is now available for young kids. Should they get it?
3 years, 1 month ago

A COVID-19 vaccine is now available for young kids. Should they get it?

LA Times  

As any kid will tell you, grown-ups like to make things complicated. Some parents still aren’t ready to get their kids vaccinated, and not all experts are sure that every kid needs to be. Given all that, these skeptics ask, why would you run the risk of getting every young kid jabbed with COVID-19 vaccine — especially if there are …

News Analysis: It’s harder to justify COVID vaccine for children if pandemic’s end is near
3 years, 1 month ago

News Analysis: It’s harder to justify COVID vaccine for children if pandemic’s end is near

LA Times  

Nicole Sweeney took son Colin to get a Pfizer vaccine in the spring. That’s reason enough to urge that parents get access to a COVID-19 vaccine for their young children if they want it, he said. California California plans ambitious effort to vaccinate young children State officials are preparing to offer COVID-19 vaccine doses to California’s 3.5 million children ages …

What can Australia learn from the UK's return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic?
3 years, 2 months ago

What can Australia learn from the UK's return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic?

ABC  

This time next month, hundreds of thousands of students in New South Wales and Victoria will be back at school after months of home learning. Professor Russell also pointed out the UK had "minimal mitigation measures" in place when schools went back, and recently removed mandatory masks. Zoë Hyde, an epidemiologist at the University of Western Australia and member of …

California becomes first US state with Covid vaccine mandate for schools
3 years, 2 months ago

California becomes first US state with Covid vaccine mandate for schools

India TV News  

California became the first state in the US to announce plans to require student vaccination for Covid-19 by adding the vaccine to the list of vaccinations required for school, such as the vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella. According to an order approved by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, students in the Golden State would be required to be vaccinated …

Letter tells schools they could face legal action over Covid jabs
3 years, 3 months ago

Letter tells schools they could face legal action over Covid jabs

The Independent  

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What we know about COVID-19 in kids and the risks of returning to school
3 years, 3 months ago

What we know about COVID-19 in kids and the risks of returning to school

ABC  

As COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to climb, millions of Australian children are set to head back to school for face-to-face classes in term 4 after several months of remote learning. Asha Bowen, a paediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Telethon Kids Institute, said although children were more likely to get infected with Delta, they were much less likely than adults …

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