The Most Vulnerable Kids: What 5-to-11-Year Olds Need to Recover From the Covid-19 Pandemic
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The Most Vulnerable Kids: What 5-to-11-Year Olds Need to Recover From the Covid-19 Pandemic
Online Event – Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 11-12 p.m. Pacific Time
“Week of Action” Media Briefing for California Ethnic and Community News Outlets
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
As part of the California Department of Public Health’s “Week of Action” (March 14-18), this briefing will be conducted in English and simulcasted in Spanish, Mandarin and Korean.
Details are as follows:
WHO:
- Jennifer Miller, Pediatrician, East Bay Pediatrics
- Sohil Sud, MD, MA, Lead, Safe Schools for All California Department of Public Health
- 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:
California Department of Public Health’s “Week of Action”
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 11 a.m. -12 p.m. PT