After a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted yesterday to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, questions have been raised among some parents. (FDA) voted yesterday to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, some parents have raised concerns, and Stanford has held an informational session.
The virtual forum, which will take place this Thursday, November 4, will aim to provide updates from studies at Stanford University regarding pediatric vaccination and how to ensure a successful vaccination campaign.
The virtual space through the Zoom platform will be available from 15:30 to 17:00 to register and send previous questions, which will be answered by the experts.
While the "COVID-19 XI Community Town Hall: Launching Pediatric Vaccines in our Community" event session will be conducted in English, Spanish translation will be available through the same platform.
Speakers at the session include Stanford physician Yvonne "Bonnie" Maldonado, Dr. Marty Fenstersheib of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, Dr. Michael Galvez of Valley Children's Healthcare, Yeshe Mengesha of Santa Clara County School Clinics and Claude Rogé, a physician with Santa Clara County School Clinics.
The event will be moderated by Dr. Lisa Goldman Rosas.
To access the session, you will have to join via Zoom to the link https://stanford.zoom.us/j/99717603023pwd=MlgyWGhORTh4ZW9ySTg5Q1JnWUc5Zz09with the access code: 996129
Or, join by phone at 1 (650) 724-9799 or 1 (833) 302-1536 - toll free - with the seminar ID number: 997 1760 3023 and access code: 996129.
Via Facebook, you will be able to access through the following link https://www.facebook.com/StanfordOCE or via live streaming on https://livestream.com/accounts/1973198/townhall-nov2021 .
