pandemic

Is it the flu, RSV, a cold, allergies or Covid?

It's like the least-fun guessing game ever.

Parents sue school districts over masks after their kids contract COVID

“We’re hoping to do a class-action suit against all school boards in…

YouTube is finally banning videos that spread vaccine misinformation

The platform has already scrubbed over a million videos that go against their content guidelines regarding vaccines.

Jennifer Garner’s heartfelt post about the current school year will make you feel seen

"3/3 masked, 2/3 vaxxed (soon, please, 11 and under), every one eager, tentative, bold, vulnerable and—as far as I can tell—smiling under the 3-ply."

More than 23,000 Georgia students in quarantine weeks into school year

The data includes positive cases as well as students and staff in quarantine.

Over 20,000 Mississippi students in quarantine after just one week of school

Due to COVID exposure, 5% of the population of Mississippi public schools is now under quarantine.

Nearly two million children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19

"The economic, developmental, and psychological impacts on these children will reverberate across generations, a tragic legacy of COVID mortality."

AAP: All students should wear masks in schools—whether  vaccinated or not

The AAP says the best way to ensure in-person learning all year is by having kids wear masks.

Here’s everything we know about COVID-19 and kids

We'll continue to keep this updated as new guidelines emerge.

Kelly Clarkson has the perfect song for ‘moms who survived parenting in lockdown’

The songstress has a new motto: Keep Calm and Mom On!

Texas hospital experiences ‘summertime baby boom’

The baby boom beat the hospital's 2018 record, delivering 100 babies in two stretches totaling 91 hours.

Daycare closures forced 600,000 moms to leave their jobs during the pandemic

Without reliable childcare, hundreds of thousands of women were forced to choose between their careers and their children.

Watch these babies see the world for the first time post-pandemic

#Pandemicbaby is my favorite thing on TikTok right now.

CDC eases international travel restrictions + everything parents need to know this summer

We've compiled a guide for summer travel + everything else vaccinated parents need to know for getting through the summer with kids who can't get vaccinated yet.

You can get free childcare while you get + recover from your COVID vaccine

We spoke with the Surgeon General about the Biden Administration's latest push to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19.

Women could lose $600,000 in lifetime earnings because of the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't just forced millions of women out of the workforce. It's impacted their earning potential for years to come.

She gave birth while in a COVID-19 coma. What this mom wants you to know

When Monica Ramirez regained consciousness, she learned that her daughter was already two weeks old.

We talked to the U.S. Secretary of Education—here’s his vision for next school year

In an exclusive interview with Motherly, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona discussed the safe reopening of schools, the importance of listening to parents and the possibility of using schools as vaccination sites.

Kids now make up 22% of new COVID-19 cases in America

Experts say the vaccination of adults and the loosening of restrictions on school activities are to blame.

A quarter of women say they’re financially worse off a year into the pandemic

Many mamas have had to quit their jobs in order to care for their children.