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ADOLESCENTS

The mental health crisis facing children and adolescents demands bold ideas

The Bold Ideas for Brighter Futures Conference, convening in Cape Town from 18 to 20 May, attempts to respond to the risks facing young people, but more importantly to listen to…

  • Christina Laurenzi
6 min read
The first child to be vaccinated at MeCRU Clinical Research Unit in South Africa on September 10, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. ..China’s Sinovac Biotec will trial its COVID-19 vaccine on children and adolescents aged 6 months to 17 years, the trial has been approved by South African drugs regulator SAHPRA .The study will evaluate the efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of the CoronaVac vaccine. .(Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images)..
12 TO 17 YEAR OLDS

Almost 7 000 children receive Pfizer shot on first day for under-18s

More than 39 000 young people had registered on the government’s database by 4pm on Wednesday

  • Marcia Zali
3 min read
Teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 will be able to register to receive their Covid-19 jab from 20 October. (Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images)..
ADOLESCENTS

SA teens, you’re next in the queue for a vaccine — no parental permission required

Teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 will be able to register to receive their Covid-19 jab from 20 October. This group will be given only one dose of the Pfizer vaccine, for…

  • Bhekisisa Team
13 min read
Proactive: Teachers and support staff queue for the Covid-19 vaccination at Universitas Hospital in Bloemfontein in the face of the more transmittable Delta variant. (Mlungisi Louw/Gallo Images/Volksblad)
ADOLESCENTS

Teenagers carry Covid to parents

More children and adolescents are contracting the disease but hospital admissions remain low

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
ADOLESCENTS

Get to grips with the brains of youth

Shaping the frontal cortex as a critical youth development strategy

  • David Harrison
8 min read
NAPLES, CAMPANIA, ITALY – 2020/10/20: Schoolchildren with cognitive disabilities are helped by their teachers in a classroom with social distancing during the closure of schools imposed by the COVID19 emergency. The Vanvitelli elementary school in Naples is one of the few schools that has not closed its gates so as to assist their most fragile pupils. (Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images)
ADOLESCENTS

How to recognise mental illness in children and adolescents

Children are often unable to verbalise their feelings of anxiety or depression, instead presenting with physical symptoms or odd behaviour. Diagnosis and treatment is crucial to…

  • Ellapen Rapiti
5 min read