Session 263: Children & The COVID-19 Vaccine

Therapy for Black Girls

iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.

Although restrictions related to COVID 19 may have lessened around the country, the risk has not gone away. Vaccines have been an important part of protecting our health throughout the pandemic but so far they haven’t been available to children under the age of 5 which has left parents and caregivers in a very difficult position. Last week, the FDA authorized use of the vaccine in this age group so we can expect administration in this group to start soon but if you’re a parent or caregiver, you probably have lots of questions. Joining me this week to help answer some of these questions is board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Nina Ford Johnson.

Dr. Johnson has been serving the families of the Mobile, Alabama area for 10 years. With her expertise in serving children of all ages Dr. Ford has been a  go to voice for Black children’s health during the pandemic. Her recent national campaign “I’m a Mom First”  is by moms and for moms who have concerns about vaccinating their children.

Our conversation explores what’s in the COVID vaccine and how it works, breaking down common concerns and debunking myths around the vaccine, how to identify covid symptoms at home, and she shares advice to caregivers who might be struggling with the decision to have their children vaccinated.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about mental health,
0:16.9	personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions
0:22.2	of ourselves.
0:23.2	I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia.
0:29.9	For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at therapyforblackgirls.com.
0:38.4	While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute
0:45.0	for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional.
0:48.6	Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for session 263 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.
1:02.1	We'll get right into our conversation after we're from our sponsors.
1:11.4	I'm Dr. Laurie Santos, host of the Happiness Lab podcast.
1:15.0	The show that presents the latest science-based strategies to help us live happier, more joyful lives.
1:20.8	In the next season of the Happiness Lab, we'll explore how to make friends,
1:24.6	happier parenting strategies, and why drinking the world's hottest hot sauce can be fun.
1:30.2	Oh my god!
1:33.0	Listen to the Happiness Lab.
1:34.2	On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:37.9	This is Stephen Jackson, co-host of the podcast All the Smoke, a production of the Black
1:45.7	Effect and High-Hard Media and Partnership with Showtime. Each week, my brother Matt Barnes and I,
1:50.6	two NBA champions sit down with the biggest names in sports and culture.
1:53.8	I could say I did it my way.
1:55.4	Her guy represents the culture, the hood, and I want all of the kids,
2:00.5	fresh in the big kids to look at me and see how I did it.
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