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RSM COVID-19 Series | Episode 81: Should we vaccinate children?

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Recorded on Thursday 1 July 2021, as part of the Royal Society of Medicine's COVID-19 Series. We explored the debate around immunising children against Covid-19 with guests Professor Beate Kampmann, Director of The Vaccine Centre at LSHTM and Professor Russell Viner, Professor of Adolescent Health at the UCL Institute of Child Health in London. Chaired by Dr Margarita Burmester, President of the RSM’s Paediatrics and Child Health Section, the panel covered issues including the potential risks posed to children by Covid-19 and the vaccine, their role in community transmission, and the ethical questions surrounding vaccine equity and global need. The RSM COVID-19 Series is for health professionals, by health professionals; a series of talks dedicated to give healthcare workers on the frontline, regular and easy-to-access updates from healthcare leaders on COVID-19. Learn more about all our webinars here: https://rsm.ac/2UDvcsg​​ Join in the conversation online using #RSMLive​​ Consider making a donation to the RSM: www.rsm.ac/donation All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM.