COVID Vaccines for Kids Younger Than Five Get Green Light from Regulators

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June 16, 2022

Vaccines COVID Vaccines for Kids Younger Than Five Get Green Light from Regulators An advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend authorizing the Moderna and Pfizer shots for the youngest children By Tanya Lewis

Behavior Militia Expert Warns Trump's Capitol Insurrectionists Could Try Again Fieldwork shows white men fighting against equality gains by women and minority groups in the U.S.—and longing to return to a past that nullifies such changes By Amy Cooter

Climate Change How the U.S. Is Preparing for Europe's Carbon Tariffs More products are being added to a proposed carbon border fee, affecting billions of dollars of American goods By Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Diversity Female CEOs Change How Firms Talk about Women Appointing women to leadership positions renders organizations more likely to describe all women as being powerful, persistent, and bold By Karen Hopkin | 04:22

Inequality Nearly 100,000 People Received Disaster Aid under a New Equity Policy FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell says the agency has reduced barriers to cash assistance and other aid By Thomas Frank,E&E News

Public Health Bad COVID Public Health Messaging Is Blocking Our Path To A "New Normal" But smarter communications from health agencies can improve the road ahead By Thoai D. Ngo

Particle Physics What Are Neutrinos, and How Can We Measure Their Mass?  The weirdest subatomic particles require enormous equipment to study By Joanna Thompson

Archaeology Ancient Women's Teeth Reveal Origins of 14-Century Black Death A medieval cemetery yields DNA evidence of the deadly pandemic bacterium's Central Asian ancestor By Jen Pinkowski

Quantum Physics Physicists Link Two Time Crystals in Seemingly Impossible Experiment A new demonstration of these exotic constructs could help bridge classical and quantum physics By Paul Sutter,LiveScience

Pollution Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic 'Forever Chemicals,' Scientists Warn Common chemicals sprayed on many crops each year are cloaked in bureaucratic uncertainties By Meg Wilcox

FROM THE STORE The Age of Humans Humans have accomplished a great deal in our relatively short history - and have left our mark on Earth in the process. In this eBook, we examine the story of us: how we got here, the world we've built and how we'll need to continue to adapt if we are to manage our impact on the planet and build a better future. *Editor's Note: This Collector's Edition was published as The Age of Humans. The eBook adaptation contains all of the articles, but some of the artwork has been removed to optimize viewing on tablet devices.

FROM THE ARCHIVE 'When Will Kids under Five Get COVID Vaccines?' and Other Questions Experts address when the youngest children could be eligible for the shots, why that has taken so long, and more By Charles Schmidt | May 2022

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