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From left, Philly Teen Vass student ambassadors Vy Nguyen, Andy Nguyen and Keren Abraham. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
With the help of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium (BDCC) and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Policy Lab, a new student-led vaccine collective is hoping to combat vaccine hesitancy in young people one clinic at a time.
“Many [teens] do not have the facts or any of the education … and so, we need to teach them and educate them, so they feel more comfortable in getting the vaccine,” said Andy Nguyen, a junior at Julia R. Masterman High School and a student ambassador with the group.
UpdatedThu, Apr 22, 2021 at 1:23 pm ET
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CHOP is recommending children aged 12 to 15 get vaccinated. (Shutterstock)
PHILADELPHIA, PA For months now, COVID-19 vaccinations have focused on the nation s most vulnerable populations, working backward until eligibility was finally opened up to the general public earlier this month in Pennsylvania. The general public, of course, has always meant anyone aged 16 and older.
But now, health experts say, it s time to vaccinate children. And according to the Children s Hospital of Philadelphia s Policy Lab, messaging to that effect is sorely needed. We are increasingly concerned by some emerging commentary suggesting that there is less justification to vaccinate children than adults because the case fatality rate of COVID-19 is lower in children, the Lab shared in their latest COVID-19 outlook published Wednesday.