41. COVID Vaccine + Kids: A Rapid Fire Q+A with Dr. Krupa Playforth

<p class="p1">Today’s guest, Dr. Krupa Playforth, answers questions surrounding a current hot topic: Children and the Covid-19 vaccine. Given the recent announcement of the Pfizer vaccine for 5-12 year olds, I have been getting many questions on this subject. For that reason, we are doing a rapid Q&A session with Dr. Playforth to answer your questions. The information she provides is truly invaluable because as she mentions, children deserve to have play dates and experience “normal” life again. </p> <p class="p1">Dr Playforth is a board-certified pediatrician and mother of 3 in Northern VA. She has special interests in healthcare education for parents and in infant/child nutrition, and she is passionate about approaching parenting with nuance. Her goal is to help parents develop the confidence to trust their intuitions within an evidence-based framework across a range of parenting topics. Dr Playforth is on the Healthcare Advisory board for Babylist, has contributed to Huffington Post, CNN, NBC, KevinMD, and Insider Magazine, and is featured as a Top Doc for both Northern VA Magazine and the Washingtonian.</p> <p class="p1">In this episode we discuss:</p> <p class="p1">-The efficacy behind the research of pediatric Covid trials in children</p> <p class="p1">-How the vaccine differs in children and adults</p> <p class="p1">-Why children should get vaccinated as a part of a low-risk population </p> <p class="p1">-Risks of the Covid virus verse risks of the Covid vaccine</p> <p class="p1">Connect with Dr. Playforth:</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">-Website: <a href= "https://www.thepediatricianmom.com/"><span class= "s2">https://www.thepediatricianmom.com/</span></a><br /> -Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/thepediatricianmom/"><span class= "s2">@thepediatricianmom</span></a><br /> -Facebook: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/thepediatricianmom/"><span class= "s2">@thepediatricianmom</span></a></span></p> <p class="p1">SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://www.lynzyandco.com/motherhood-meets-medicine-the-p