James Antoon: COVID-19 vaccine uptake in children

Dr James Antoon (Department of Paediatrics, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA) discusses the issues around COVID-19 vaccinations in children, and whether vaccination prevents severity of disease, infection, long COVID, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

Part 1 of the interview can be found here: James Antoon: COVID-19 and neurologic complications in children

Questions:

1. What are your thoughts on COVID-19 vaccine uptake in children?

Resources: J W Antoon, M Hall, L M Howard, A Herndon, K L Freundlich, C G Grijalva, D J Williams. COVID-19 and Acute Neurologic Complications in Children. Pediatrics. 2022. doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-058167

Disclosures: James Antoon receives grant/research support from NIH/NIAID.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Katey Gabrysch.

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