Covid-19 boosters could keep thousands of kids out of hospitals, but uptake remains low

Covid-19 boosters could keep thousands of kids out of hospitals, but uptake remains low

CNN  —  Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the Yale School of Public Health. If school-age children were vaccinated with the updated Covid-19 booster shot at the same rate that they…

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Are you brave enough to sleep in the 'Ghostbusters' firehouse this Halloween?

Are you brave enough to sleep in the ‘Ghostbusters’ firehouse this Halloween?

CNN  —  There’s something strange going on in this Oregon neighborhood. Sony and vacation rental company Vacasa have teamed up to offer one courageous group of friends an exclusive three-night stay in the Ghostbusters Firehouse. The building, recreated from the 1984 film “Ghostbusters,” is in Portland – not New York City, where the film takes…

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Mike Wallace, the face of investigative reporting in America

Mike Wallace, the face of investigative reporting in America

Editor’s Note: Brant Houston holds the Knight Chair of Investigative and Enterprise Reporting at the University of Illinois and is co-author of “The Investigative Reporter’s Handbook.” Story highlights Brant Houston: Mike Wallace, who died Sunday at 93, defined image of hard-charging reporter He says Wallace reflected evolution of investigative reporting over decades Wallace exemplified the…

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