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

Motherhood Meets Medicine

Lynzy Coughlin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

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. 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. In this episode we discuss: -The efficacy behind the research of pediatric Covid trials in children -How the vaccine differs in children and adults -Why children should get vaccinated as a part of a low-risk population -Risks of the Covid virus verse risks of the Covid vaccine Connect with Dr. Playforth: -Website: https://www.thepediatricianmom.com/ -Instagram: @thepediatricianmom -Facebook: @thepediatricianmom SHOW NOTES: lynzyandco.com Connect with me on Instagram @motherhoodmeetsmedicine. For full show notes, head to lynzyandco.com/motherhood-meets-medicine-the-podcast/ Join the Motherhood Meets Medicine community at patreon.com/motherhoodmeetsmedicine. Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone, today I'm chatting with Dr. Playforth.
0:11.5	Dr. Playforth is a board-certified pediatrician and mother of three who is passionate about
0:16.4	approaching parenting with nuance.
0:18.5	Her goal is to help parents develop the confidence to trust their intuitions within an evidence-based
0:23.5	framework.
0:24.5	She is on the health care advisory board for BabyList, has contributed to Huffington
0:28.4	Post, CNN, NBC, Kevin MD, and Insetter Magazine, and is featured as a top-doc for both Northern
0:35.9	Virginia Magazine and the Washingtonian.
0:38.3	In today's episode, we talk about the COVID vaccine and children.
0:42.4	Given the recent announcement of the EUA of the Pfizer vaccine for five to 12-year-olds,
0:47.1	I wanted to put together a rapid Q&A with Dr. Playforth that was answering many of the
0:51.5	questions I have received in the past few weeks.
0:54.2	I hope that you find this episode helpful.
0:56.5	Here we go.
0:58.4	Just a little disclaimer before we start this episode, this podcast does not provide medical
1:03.2	advice.
1:04.2	The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only.
1:07.8	No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice,
1:12.5	diagnosis, or treatment.
1:15.4	Good morning, Dr. Playforth.
1:16.4	We are excited to have you here today to talk about the COVID vaccine and children a hot
1:23.0	topic these days.
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