children

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Small children and pets should be kept near adults.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The MenB vaccine is only available on the NHS in England and Wales for young children born after May 2015, as they are seen as the most at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Incredulous, Mr. Quigley removed his children from the public schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

School monitors recruited and trained by the city help look after children outside the classroom, including in the evening before their parents can pick them up.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

How could I imagine this white-haired man, called Opa—Grandfather—by all the children of Haarlem, how could I imagine this man thrown by strangers into a grave without a name?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom