Join California pediatricians and experts who will discuss:
- The current rate of 5-11 year-old vaccinations
- Parental hesitancy to vaccinate younger children
- The need for children to be vaccinated, despite new data suggesting the inefficacy of the vaccine against Omicron for youth
- The mental health impacts of the pandemic on children
This briefing is being conducted as part of the California Department of Public Health’s “Week of Action” (March 14-18)
WHO:
- Dr. Jennifer Miller, Pediatrician, East Bay Pediatrics
- Dr. Sohil Sud, MD, MA, Lead, Safe Schools for All California Department of Public Health
- Dr. Veronica Kelley, Chief, Mental Health and Recovery Services at the Orange County Health Care Center
- Beth Jarosz, Program Director, U.S. Programs and Deputy Director for KidsData
- Sunita Sohrabji, Ethnic Media Services (moderator)
- Sandy Close, Ethnic Media Services (welcome)
WHEN: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 11-12 p.m. PT
Follow the conversation via FaceBook Live: https://fb.me/e/1Jtq6cqyd
Read the press release from this briefing here.
