430 - How to Talk to Parents About COVID-19 Vaccines For Kids

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English - February 14, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 30.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 571 ratings
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Although Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was authorized for kids ages 5-11 back in November, uptake has been markedly slower than other age groups. Social and behavioral scientist Dr. Rupali Limaye talks with Stephanie Desmon about why vaccination rates are lagging among kids, and a new free course that trains people to be “vaccine ambassadors” and have productive conversations to help promote vaccine acceptance in their communities. Learn more about the course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/covid-vaccine-ambassador