Pediatric COVID Vaccine Forum To Feature Westfield School Doctor

WESTFIELD, NJ — Parents with questions about COVID vaccines for their children can take part in a webinar on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., coordinated by the Westfield Regional Health Department.

Local school districts pointed parents in the direction of the virtual community roundtable, with three panelists able to answer questions about pediatric COVID vaccinations.

Among the panelists is Overlook Medical Center's Chairwoman of the Department of Family Medicine, Dr. Susan T. Kaye. Kaye is also the school district physician for the Westfield and Scotch Plains/Fanwood districts.

Dr. Anand Swaminathan is another panelist. He is 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, is also planning to take part.

Parents who would like to attend and have questions should submit them before the webinar to health@westfieldnj.gov.

The Zoom link for the program is: https://westfieldnj-gov.zoom.us/j/82757650699

More than 610,000 Americans have now died from COVID (see which states have the highest recent death rates here).

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Jennifer Miller (jennifer.miller@patch.com) contributed reporting to this story.

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