Season 11 • Episode 899

899 - Pediatric COVID Vaccines

May 23, 2025

13:48

COVID-19 Global Health Vaccines & Immunization Arthritis & Autoimmune Infectious Disease Children's Health Public Health Health Policy

Episode Description

About this episode:

The approval of pediatric COVID vaccines during the height of the pandemic brought reassurance to many parents and pediatricians who were caring for children with severe infections and, sometimes, Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MISC)—a rare but extremely dangerous condition that could impact even the healthiest kids after a COVID infection. But what's the picture of pediatric COVID vaccination now? In this episode: a discussion about the risks and benefits of pediatric COVID vaccination in 2025.

Guest:

Dr. Erica Prochaska is a pediatric infectious disease physician at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.

Show links and related content:

New FDA framework on Covid vaccines leaves pediatricians confused and concerned—STAT News
A Pediatric Cardiologist on What We Know—And Don't Know—About COVID-19-Related Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children—Public Health On Call (June 2020)

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