Resistance to Adopting Childhood Vaccines

Is this a Rising Public Health Issue?

March 10, 2023 

12:00 PM- 1:00 PM CT 

Webinar 

A confirmation message and Zoom link will be sent immediately upon registering for the program. If you do not receive the confirmation with the Zoom link, please contact the IOMC office promptly by email at iomcstaff@iomc.org. 

Obtain the updates and the latest protocols related to Cook County Department of Public Health, CDC, and FDA.  Confusion and misleading information may be contributing the resistance to childhood vaccines. There are definite adverse implications if vaccines are not accepted especially for children. 

By attending this session, you will be able to answer:

• How does Illinois and other states look in regards to vaccines and acceptance? 
• Are we taking steps back?
• How we can approach this pending public health issue and protect our children, their health, our schools and communities? 
• What is misinformation and the real benefits?

Speakers

Maurice Lemon, MD, MPH, Fellow, Board Director, and Co-Chair of the Program  Committee, Institute of Medicine of Chicago

Jacqueline Korpics, MD, MPH, FAAP, COVID-19 Lead, Cook County Dept of Public Health

Pediatrician, Cook County Health, Associate Program Director, Cook County Health & Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine General Preventive Medicine Training Program, Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Stephanie Atella, MPH, CHES, Chief Program Officer, Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

Susan Sirota, MD, Member, Children's Community Physicians Association, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Community Based Primary Care), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Suggested reading

CDC Immunization Schedules: Birth- 18 Years Old here

Rubin, R. Questions Remain About What SARS-CoV-2 Variants Should Go Into the Annual COVID-19 Vaccines Proposed by the FDA, Feb. 15, 2023, JAMA. 

Pingali, C. Zhang, F., Santibanez, T.A., Elam-Evans, L., Hill, H.A., Valier, M., Singleton, J., Associations Between Routine Adolescent Vaccination Status and Parental Intent to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine for Their Adolescent,  Dec. 22, 2022,  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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