More than 8,000 children ages 5-11 have been hospitalized with severe cases of COVID-19. Children of color are especially vulnerable. Kids in that age group are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. Still, a recent survey showed that two-thirds of parents would either wait-and-see, or refuse to vaccinate their children. This National Press Foundation briefing will help journalists explain the clinical trial results in plain language and also look ahead to how vaccinating children will affect family, schools, day care, extracurricular activities and more. And it will offer tips for covering vaccine hesitancy, misinformation and disinformation.

Attendance at this, and one other Poverty & Inequality webinar qualifies you for our Poverty & Inequality Awards. 

This briefing will be held at noon EST, Wednesday, Nov. 17 via Zoom. Reporters must register to view and ask questions of the speakers.

Speakers:

Dr. Leana Wen, emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health

Dr. Sean O’Leary, Vice Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Infectious Diseases Director, Colorado Pediatric Practice-Based Research Network

Rachana Pradhan, National Correspondent, Kaiser Health News

This program was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Heising-Simons Foundation. NPF is solely responsible for the content.