Leading Scientific and Medical Experts Discuss Most Pressing Questions Around COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens

Leaps.org & Aspen Institute Feature Part II of “COVID Vaccines & the Return to Life” Virtual Series

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WHAT:	Second of four virtual symposiums about the COVID-19 vaccines by leading scientific and medical experts. Part II focuses on the COVID-19 vaccines for children and teenagers. Q&A will follow the expert discussion.
WHEN:	Thursday, May 13, 2021 12:30 – 1:45 pm EST / 9:30 – 10:45 am PST
WHO:	Co-Hosts: Kira Peikoff, Editor-in-Chief, Leaps.org and Aaron Mertz, Director, Science & Society Program, The Aspen Institute
REGISTER:	https://bit.ly/3tmiTyU
SPEAKERS:	H. Dele Davies, M.D., MHCM, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean for Graduate Studies at the University of Nebraska Medical (UNMC). Internationally recognized expert in pediatric infectious diseases and a leader in community health. Emily Oster, Ph.D., Professor of Economics at Brown University. Best-selling author and parenting guru who has pioneered a method of assessing school safety. Tina Q. Tan, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Involved in several vaccine survey studies that examined awareness, acceptance, barriers and utilization of recommended preventative vaccines. Inci Yildirim, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Disease); Medical Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases at Yale School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Global Health, Yale Institute for Global Health. Investigator for the multi-institutional COVID-19 Prevention Network’s (CoVPN) Moderna mRNA-1273 clinical trial for children 6 months to 12 years of age.
SPONSORS:	With generous support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Aspen Institute Science & Society Program seeks to generate greater public appreciation for science as a vital tool to address global challenges, as well as foster a diverse scientific workforce whose contributions extend beyond the laboratory.

The Sabin-Aspen Vaccine Science and Policy Group brings together senior leaders across many disciplines to examine some of the most challenging vaccine-related issues and drive impactful change.

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