COVID Vaccines For Kids: Efficacy, Safety, Availability & More! | Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey

EPISODE 144 - Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey, MD, DPhil, is a physician-scientist and writer. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center where she practices emergency psychiatry. Prior to her career in medicine, she conducted HIV immunology research for many years at several institutions including the National Institutes of Health and the University of Oxford. As a contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit and on-air expert for Black News Channel she writes and speaks about COVID public health measures and mental health. Her new co-authored book is Anjali the Brave: All about Vaccines, where readers join Anjali on an inspirational journey as she learns about how vaccines work to keep us safe and healthy, and about the amazing scientists who created them. In the episode, Dr. Smalls-Mantey shares TONS of insights about the COVID vaccine for kids, touching on its efficacy, safety, availability, and more!
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QUESTIONS I ASK DR. SMALLS-MANTEY IN THE EPISODE:

What is the message you hope readers get from Anjali the Brave?
What's the current status on the COVID vaccine for kids? (What age group is eligible? Is it widely available?)
What are the differences (if any) between the children's COVID vaccine and the adult version? Does it have to be administered differently?
Is the COVID vaccine any more or less effective in kids than in adults?
I've read some hesitation from parents to get their kids vaccinated against COVID because "most children have mild symptoms or no symptoms." Why is it important to vaccinate children, not just adults?
Do kids tend to suffer from long COVID symptoms?
Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart, and a very rare side effect that has been reported in some young people after receiving the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. What do you say to parents who have concerns?
Aside from Myocarditis, are there other possible side effects? If so, are they similar to or different from possible side effects from typical vaccines?
What are the top myths that you're hearing from parents, particularly in regard to vaccinating their kids against COVID?
Are possible risks from the vaccine worse than risks from getting COVID?
Can the COVID vaccine cause infertility?
What's your advice to parents who have kids that are still not yet eligible for a vaccine?

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