Teenagers

COVID: Which Countries Are Vaccinating Children?

Children in the United Kingdom (UK) aged 12 to 15 are set to be able to get a COVID jab, following advice from the UK's chief medical officers.They have recommended the youngsters should be offered one dose of the Pfizer vaccine.Some other countries have been vaccinating younger teenagers for some time - but approaches do differ.What's Happening In Europe?In May, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds.

14 September 2021
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Cambodia Starts COVID Vaccinations For Teens

Cambodia began a roll out of COVID-19 vaccinations for teenagers in its capital Phnom Penh and three provinces Sunday, with Premier Hun Sen's grandchildren among the first to get the jab.Several countries in Southeast Asia are currently experiencing a deadly COVID-19 resurgence largely driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, which has set back the region's successes last year in curbing pandemic tolls.While Cambodia appeared to have escaped the brunt of the virus last year, a

2 August 2021
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ESports a hard sell in grades-obsessed Singapore

In a country highly focused on academic achievement, Singaporean Galvin Kang Jian Wen did something almost unthinkable - he stopped studying as a teenager to spend more time playing computer games.He defied parental and social disapproval after his high school finals to pursue his dream of becoming an eSports champion, but believes the sacrifice has paid off as he heads with his national team to Southeast Asia's mini-Olympics.Teenage gamers worldwide are shunning mainstream education in

8 October 2019
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