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The cost of coal in South Africa: dirty skies, sick kids

Metro USA 04 Nov 2021
Without health insurance, the couple was spending 2,500 rand ($184.03) a month on medical bills for their kids, nearly half Mbali’s partner’s salary ... ‘PEOPLE WERE SICK AND DYING’ ... dirty skies, sick kids ... dirty skies, sick kids ... dirty skies, sick kids ... dirty skies, sick kids ... dirty skies, sick kids.
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The cost of coal in SA: dirty skies, sick kids and 5 000 deaths a ...

News24 04 Nov 2021
A leaked version of a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research study, which government has not released to the public for two years now, shows that more than 5 000 South Africans die annually in the nation's coal belt ... .
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Requests for COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 surging locally

The Citizens' Voice 04 Nov 2021
The Wright Center for Community Health also began scheduling and administering kid-sized doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at its office at 335 S ... "We have been very lucky that kids certainly have not been as sick or as affected as adults ... Those kids in particular can be ...
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McMahon to unveil 5-11 Covid vaccine plans today; we answer your questions on shots

The Post-Standard 04 Nov 2021
Kids will get a third of the dose administered to everybody 12 and over ... If younger kids don’t get as sick as adults from Covid, why should they get shots? Experts say that while it’s true younger kids generally fare better if they get Covid-19, many still get sick enough to be hospitalized, and some suffer long-term consequences.
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Chicago kids ages 5-11 line up for COVID-19 vaccine: ‘It’s important because I don’t want ...

Chicago Sun-Times 04 Nov 2021
Dante Garcia, 9, does not like needles, but he pulled up his sleeve and got his COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday — the first day shots were available to kids his age. “It’s important because I don’t want to get anyone sick and I don’t want to get sick,” said Dante, who was given an outer space-themed sticker after getting the jab.
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COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 is cheered, scoffed at by Inland Empire parents

The Press Enterprise 04 Nov 2021
When Loma Linda resident Ryan Schavrien heard his kids, 7-year-old Jonathan and 11-year-old Zoey, were eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, he called the local pharmacy to ask about appointments for the shot ... “While kids might not get sick and die at the rates of adults, they can be responsible for the spread of COVID.
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Indiana man charged in fatal shooting of trick-or-treater

Info News 04 Nov 2021
HAMMOND, Ind ... It wasn't immediately known Wednesday if Crews has an attorney.(Northwest Indiana) Times. "He was being a kid out with his aunt trick-or-treating, walking with a group of kids,” DeLaCruz' mother, Jasmine Anderson, told the newspaper. “And some ignorant, sick person decided to shoot at kids.” ... .
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‘Head of the Class’ goes back to school in updated remake of 1980s sitcom

Finger Lakes Times 04 Nov 2021
The kids, actual teenagers playing teenagers, are nerds ... There’s drama, of course — a strict principal (Christa Miller), or the cool kids who film the nerds for their own sick social media fame — but like any good sitcom, each episode of “Head of the Class” sticks the landing with a happy ending.
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Q&A;: COVID-19 vaccine authorized for kids 5-11

Finger Lakes Times 04 Nov 2021
What does this news mean for families with kids 5-11? ... It is really great news that kids 5-11 can now be vaccinated for COVID-19 ... This also helps our kids and families get back to their usual activities, hopefully with less disruption ... How effective is vaccination in protecting kids from further complications of COVID-19 infection?.
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Indiana man charged in fatal shooting of 13-year-old trick-or-treater

Scottsbluff StarHerald 04 Nov 2021
'He was a kid' ... "He danced, he was happy, he was a kid ... "He was being a kid out with his aunt trick-or-treating, walking with a group of kids," she said. "And some ignorant, sick person decided to shoot at kids." ... When the man in shorts pointed out a kid in a clown mask, Crews realized the trick-or-treaters were "just little kids," records state ... .
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5 things to know as covid vaccinations begin for young children

Pittsburgh Tribune Review 04 Nov 2021
The shots – one-third the dose that adults and older kids gets – have been hailed as a milestone by health officials, and something that will bring the country one step closer to that pre-pandemic normalcy ... “We know that in this population kids don’t get as sick as the elderly do with it.
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Montana’s governor nixed a kids’ vaccine campaign, so health officials plan their own

Finger Lakes Times 04 Nov 2021
That has led public health and medical experts to plan their own ad campaigns, in anticipation of the administration not publicly backing shots for kids 5 and up when doses for those children roll out ... “Any parent knows how much crud comes home with kids when sick season hits in the winter.
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New data on antibody immunity against COVID-19, but the real story is a work in progress

Wtop 04 Nov 2021
“The wide availability of booster shots and vaccines for kids will really help add to the benefits of masking, staying home if you’re sick and washing your hands, to keep the community safe and allow us to hopefully have a great holiday season.”.
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How John, Paul, George and Ringo helped a writer survive the pandemic

The Los Angeles Times 04 Nov 2021
As I walked, I thought about the last few days, which I’ve spent writing a long descriptive passage of when I first got badly sick, as a kid ... Neither side is special, and by “sick” I don’t mean any specific thing, I just mean there are people who have been at war with their bodies.
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Diwali: “Why I’ve created my very own feminist festival of lights”

Stylist 04 Nov 2021
As kids, we gobbled them up until we felt sick, never really thinking about how hard my mother worked to make them to give us the perfect Diwali ... Not being married or having kids, I’ve chosen a life that’s considered non-traditional ... The kids were outside chasing each other holding burning sparklers.
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