COVID-19 | Childhood | Vaccines
Deep Dive into COVID-19 Vaccines for Younger Children and Infants
As new variants of COVID-19 continue to circulate and vaccine uptake among younger children remains low, the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project held a webinar on August 18th via Facebook Live aimed at addressing parents’ ongoing questions since the EUAs were granted, and discussing ways to increase confidence in the shots for the latest eligible children.
As new variants of COVID-19 continue to circulate and vaccine uptake among younger children remains low, the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project held a webinar on August 18th via Facebook Live aimed at addressing parents’ ongoing questions since the EUAs were granted, and discussing ways to increase confidence in the shots for the latest eligible children.
Featured speakers included:
- Dr. Sarah Meyer, Chief Medical Officer, CDC’s Immunization Services Division
- Dr. Ada Stewart, Board Chair, American Academy of Family Physicians
- Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, Pediatrician at Columbia University-New York Presbyterian Hospital, Executive Committee Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Communication and Media
- The discussion was moderated by Jessica Herndon, editorial director of CafeMom.