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News Wrap: Pfizer says vaccine highly effective in children

In our news wrap Wednesday, Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine can be administered safely to children as young as 12. The CDC said COVID was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. last year, and the global death toll is at over 2.8 million. Police in New York City arrested a suspect in Monday's attack on an Asian-American woman, and New York state legalized recreational marijuana.

News Wrap: Pfizer says vaccine highly effective in children

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    Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun

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    Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun captures how gun violence affects young Americans. PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from five U.S. cities, offer a look into how the same young people that have survived these traumatic events are leading the fight for a safer future.

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