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Fatima Salgado guides Kendyl Williams, 5, on hand-washing at Carole Robertson Center for Learning in Chicago on Aug. 7, 2020.

Cory Franklin and Mary Hall: As we enter the peak of the respiratory virus season, parents should be prudent

December 15, 2022 at 1:28 p.m.

Over thousands of years, viruses and humans have evolved together. The spread of viruses is a basic feature of nature, and it is an immutable fact that controlling nature is...

Volunteers load backpacks with school supplies as Cradles to Crayons Chicago hold its annual Backpack-A-Thon event at Daley Plaza on July 27, 2022, in Chicago.

Cory Franklin and Mary Hall: Here’s how parents can meet the new school year with less anxiety

August 22, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Fall may not yet be in the air, but school definitely is. Camps and family vacations are ending, and children are queuing up in pediatric waiting rooms, coming in for...

Jervin Roman, 9, gets nervous before he receives his COVID-19 vaccine from Veronica Flores, left, at the southwest vaccine clinic of Esperanza Health Centers on Nov. 3, 2021, in Chicago. His mom, Angela Lopez, and sister Anahi Morales, 11, tried to keep him calm as he received his shot.

Mary Hall, Cory Franklin: The next phase of addressing COVID-19 in children? Accepting it as part of life.

April 27, 2022 at 4:37 p.m.

Whether it is attending school, being vaccinated or transmitting the virus at family gatherings, the role of children in the COVID-19 pandemic has been contentious and widely debated, not just...

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