Children

The state’s law is the strictest in the nation.

Earlier this month, federal officials recommended the COVID-19 vaccine for that age group after the Food and Drug Administration determined it was safe and effective. Doses of the vaccine, scaled down in size for smaller children, began arriving in St. Louis late last week.

Writer Colin Healy’s “Big Machine” was inspired by the deadly events at a Standard Oil factory in Baywater, New Jersey, in 1924.

“Kindie rock” musician Marko Polo’s debut album, “Mammal Music,” builds on Mark Pagano’s time as frontman of the kid-friendly FIRE DOG.

Washington University is conducting a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to look at the psychiatric toll of divorce on children.

Children between 5 and 11 have been eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine for nearly three months, but only about 13% of children in that age group in Missouri are fully vaccinated.

Advocates said the groundwork for the office’s launch has been years in the making and will be a chance to transform the early childhood landscape.

Dr. Delene Musielak, a pediatrician at St. Luke's Hospital, said more children are testing positive for the coronavirus and parents should take precautions to protect them.

The county's Children's Service Fund is covering most of the cost of the two-year pilot.

Missouri has vaccinated 20% of the state’s population and expects a significant jump in the vaccine supply by summer — enough for all adults in the state to obtain a COVID-19 shot. But even if the federal government boosts the supply and every U.S. adult becomes eligible in May, widespread immunity could still take until 2022 to reach because a vaccine needs to be approved for children.