Ethics of COVID Vaccine in Kids

Course: Ethics of COVID Vaccine in Kids Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D.  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh Course Director: Andrew Nowalk M.D., Ph.D - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh Course Director:  Armand Antommaria M.D., Ph.D - Professor, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Dept of Surgery and Pediatrics Disclosures: None This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.  This episode is Ethics of COVID Vaccine in Kids. As always there is free CME credit of up to 0.75 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.  ______________________________________________________ Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: To review the COVID’s effect on children, specifically the morbidity and mortality. To review Beauchamp and Childress’s ethical principles. To discuss the what the ethical implications are with using or mandating the COVID vaccine in children, specifically children under 12 years old. ______________________________________________________ Released:  8/12/2021, Reviewed 8/12/2021, Expire: 8/12/2022 If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account: Step 1. Create an Account https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training: Step 2. To access the test for CME credit: https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=22853&dev=true Accreditation Statement: The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (0.75)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.