Health experts answer questions about COVID-19 and back-to-school safety

Virtual Q&A scheduled for Aug. 30

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Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, and Lena van der List, pediatrician at UC Davis Health, will be answering questions in a virtual Q&A session, “COVID-19 and Children: Vaccines and Back to School,” on Monday, Aug. 30 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Dean Blumberg and Lena van der List
Dean Blumberg and Lena van der List

Blumberg and van der List co-host the Kids Considered podcast, discussing child health topics to parents in plain, non-medical language. New subjects are considered in every episode, ranging from pregnancy through to the teen years.

“COVID-19 and Children: Vaccines and Back to School” is the second in the webinar series, “Parenting in a Pandemic.” This event is coordinated by the IDEA center of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as part of the Healthy Yolo Together initiative. The webinar is co-sponsored by UC Davis Children’s Hospital.

The doctors will answer questions about pediatric COVID-19, vaccines that protect against it and safely going back to school during the pandemic.

Register to attend this virtual event.

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“COVID-19 Vaccines and Children” webinar with Dean Blumberg and Lena van der List

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