How to know when kids are too sick for school

Experts offer guidance on when to send sick children to class or keep them home from school.
KSAT

Why kids are getting sick outside the usual season & what parents should expect

SAN ANTONIO – Pediatric doctors in San Antonio say 2025 brought a familiar post-COVID pattern: more childhood viruses emerging outside their usual seasons and some infections hitting harder than they ...
WRAL

Coronavirus shopping list: The medicines, supplies you need on hand in case your kids get sick

Five more cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus that's spreading around the world, popped up in Wake County this week. Trinity Academy, a private school in Raleigh, closed ...
Maine Public

Flu shot recommendation for kids dropped just as the illness rages

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its advice that kids get an annual flu shot at a time when flu cases ...
Parents on MSN

Moms Don’t Get Sick Days—Even When They’re the Ones With the Flu

It's the worst flu season on record since the late '90s, but sometimes it's the caregivers who need caring.
WUFT

Kids are more likely to get sick going back to school

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As students head back to school, experts warn that the likelihood of children getting sick increases. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies three key ...

Wondering if you should get a flu shot? Here’s what science says

Flu is making people miserable from coast to coast, thanks in large part to a new strain called subclade K.