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COVID
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07 - This is Our Shot: Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines in Low-Resource Settings

Thursday, September 30, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

    Moderator(s)

  • Heather Yun, MD

    Deputy Commander for Medical Services; Professor of Medicine
    Brooke Army Medical Center ; Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    San Antonio, TX, United States

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Board Member

  • Roberto Santos, MD

    Professor
    Pediatric Infectious Diseases
    University of Mississippi Medical Center
    Jackson, MS, United States

    American Academy of HIV Medicine, 2019-2021 (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Member, Credentialing Exam Item Writer & Reviewer, Other Financial or Material Support; American Board of Pediatrics – Subboard of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Developing the initial certifying, Maintenance of Certification, Maintenance of Certification for Pediatrics, & Subspecialty In-Training Examination, Other Financial or Material Support; Eli Lilly (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Other Financial or Material Support, Site Principal Investigator; Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Other Financial or Material Support, Site Principal Investigator

    • Speaker(s)

  • Robert Frenck, Jr., MD

    Professor of Pediatrics, Director Center for Vaccine Research
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital
    Cincinnati, OH, United States

    Johnson and Johnson (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member; Meissa (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Merck (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member; Moderna (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Sanofi (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member

  • Maria Avila-Aguero, MD

    Head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Department
    Costa Rican National Children's Hospital
    San Jose, Costa Rica

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:
Heather Yun, MD: American Board of Internal Medicine (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Board Member
Roberto P. Santos, MD: American Academy of HIV Medicine, 2019-2021 (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Member, Credentialing Exam Item Writer & Reviewer, Other Financial or Material Support; American Board of Pediatrics – Subboard of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Developing the initial certifying, Maintenance of Certification, Maintenance of Certification for Pediatrics, & Subspecialty In-Training Examination, Other Financial or Material Support; Eli Lilly (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Other Financial or Material Support, Site Principal Investigator; Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Other Financial or Material Support, Site Principal Investigator
Robert W. Frenck, Jr., MD: Johnson and Johnson (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member; Meissa (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Merck (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member; Moderna (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Sanofi (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member
Maria L. Avila-Aguero, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-21-001-H01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
  • discuss the current COVID-19 vaccine trial data for children and adolescents
  • explore the potential challenges of pediatric COVID-19 vaccination from a public health standpoint, particularly in low-resource settings
  • suggest models for COVID-19 immunization programs in low-resource settings, from both clinician and policy perspectives

Presentations:

  • Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines

    Speaker: Robert W. Frenck, Jr., MD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital

  • The Latin American Experience

    Speaker: Maria L. Avila-Aguero, MD – Costa Rican National Children's Hospital