Union County Forum On Pediatric COVID Vaccines Posted Online

UNION COUNTY, NJ — A recent Pediatric COVID Vaccine Forum held with Summit, Westfield, and other Union County health officials, doctors, and experts can now be viewed online.

Parents in the area were invited to take part in the webinar and ask questions. The webinar also included information and slides about how many kids tested positive for COVID at various points in the pandemic, how mRNA vaccines work, how to get vaccinated locally, and other information about youth COVID trends.

Currently, kids under 12 cannot get the vaccines for COVID, but kids 12-18 can get the Pfizer vaccine, and people 18 and over have a choice of COVID vaccines.

Among the panelists and participants were:

• The Chairwoman of the Department of Family Medicine at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, Dr. Susan T. Kaye. Kaye is also the school district physician for the Westfield and Scotch Plains/Fanwood districts.
• Dr. Anand Swaminathan, an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and part of St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Emergency Department.
• The owner and pharmacist in charge at Tiffany Natural Pharmacy in Westfield, Brian Pinto.

The webinar lasts approximately an hour.

Watch the webinar here: https://tinyurl.com/6ar7dsb7

(Hackensack Meridian Health is running a webinar this Thursday on children, the Delta variant, and back to school; more information here).

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More Information

• A recent study said 98 percent to 99 percent of recent COVID deaths in America were unvaccinated people. There also may be long-term symptoms for survivors.
• Here is information on side effects of the COVID vaccines, including the most rare but severe effects.

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