COVID-19 Vaccine & Young Kids: Separating Fact from Fear

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COVID-19 Vaccine & Young Kids: Separating Fact from Fear

by Alison Bucalo
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This episode of Live.Work.Thrive co-sponsored by the Ad Council, will focus on separating fact from fear about the COVID-19 vaccine for young children. With authorization for the vaccine for children under 12yrs, our panel will provide updated information on safety, efficacy and directly answer questions from parents.

Panelist:

  • Lee Savio Beers, M.D., FAAP – President of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Professor of Pediatrics and the Medical Director for Community Health and Advocacy at Children’s National Hospital
  • Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH, – Epidemiologist and Author of Your Local Epidemiologist
  • Jason L. Salemi, PhD, MPH, – Associate Professor of Epidemiology, USF College of Public Health
  • Kelechi Iheagwara, M.D. – Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital

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