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In 1963, Maurice Hilleman swabbed his 5-year-old daughter’s throat after she caught mumps; four years later, the vaccine built from her virus strain was licensed in the US and remains in use

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In 1963, Maurice Hilleman swabbed his 5-year-old daughter’s throat after she caught mumps; four years later, the vaccine built from her virus strain was licensed in the US and remains in use

Jeryl Lynn comforts her crying sister Kirsten during a 1966 vaccination with the Jeryl Lynn Strain. In 1963, vaccine researcher Dr Maurice Hilleman was working to develop a safe and effective vaccine against mumps when his five-year-old daughter, Jeryl Lynn, developed the disease. One night, Jeryl Lynn woke Hilleman and showed him her swollen cheeks, … Read more

Texas mom says school told her staff caught her 5-year-old son; she later learned a stranger found him crying two blocks away

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Texas mom says school told her staff caught her 5-year-old son; she later learned a stranger found him crying two blocks away

Kindergarten student leaves school without anyone noticing; a good Samaritan brings the child back after her ‘mom instincts’ kick in, but the school has a different storyA five-year-old kindergarten student in Texas left the school in the middle of the day without anyone noticing, before being found by a good Samaritan who safely returned the … Read more

Who is Sailor Hayes? Multi-agency search underway for missing nonverbal 5-year-old girl in Pawleys Island

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Who is Sailor Hayes? Multi-agency search underway for missing nonverbal 5-year-old girl in Pawleys Island (Georgetown County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)

A multi-agency search is being carried out for a missing nonverbal five-year-old girl in the Pawleys Island area. Neighbors and authorities are searching for Sailor Hayes, who was last seen near Old Waccamaw Drive in the Hagley Community, wearing a one-piece light blue bathing suit and a pink-and-white lanyard around her ankle, according to the … Read more

Who is Liam Tadeo? 5-year-old boy seen crying in viral Texas ICE video deported to Mexico with his father

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Five-year-old boy seen crying in viral Texas ICE video deported to Mexico with his father (REUTERS)

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported a five-year-old boy and his father to Mexico on Tuesday, August 25, after the father agreed to leave the US instead of remaining in custody with his son at the Dilley Immigration Detention Center in Texasthe family’s attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch told Scripps News. Liam Tadeo’s father, Victor … Read more