COVID vaccine Archives - Permanente Medicine

Aug. 22, 2022: Discussion on COVID vaccines for children and healthy strategies for back to school

July 22, 2022

How can physicians talk to parents about getting the COVID vaccine for children 5 and under as they prepare for a new school year? Join this upcoming live chat with Permanente pediatrician Susanna Block, MD.

William Towner, MD, speaks to COVID vaccine hesitancy for children 5 and under

June 30, 2022

The regional director for clinical trials for the Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation in Southern California discusses how for some parents the convenience of fewer doses or whether the vaccines can be given with other immunizations may be deciding factors.

Coronavirus may double severe complications in pregnancy

March 22, 2022

A Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA finds twice the risk of severe maternal morbidity associated with coronavirus infection during pregnancy.

Matthew Daley, MD, stresses simple, strong recommendations for COVID boosters

November 24, 2021

In recent media coverage, Matthew Daley, MD, a member a CDC vaccine advisory committee, gave a clear message about boosters for adults 50 years and older.

Stephen Parodi, MD, tells CNN that future COVID-19 outbreaks could be managed like seasonal flu

November 9, 2021

Kaiser Permanente's national infectious disease leader suggests the COVID-19 pandemic will transition into its “endemic” phase in 2022.

Younger children waiting for COVID-19 vaccines need to be protected, Stephen Parodi, MD, tells CNN

November 4, 2021

Stephen Parodi, MD, national infectious disease leader at Kaiser Permanente, stresses the importance of public health protective measures until the vaccine is broadly available for children under 5.

Matthew Daley, MD, discusses COVID-19 booster shot protection in New York Times

October 29, 2021

The Permanente pediatrician and member of the CDC vaccine advisory committee says data collected so far only definitively shows that people over 65 will benefit from additional COVID protection.

Tweetcap: Physicians lean on research, science to combat COVID misinformation

October 13, 2021

Physicians are coming together to help combat misinformation around COVID-19 vaccination and the virus.

Stephen Parodi, MD, shares how Permanente COVID-19 vaccine policy protects patients, communities

September 27, 2021

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader tells AMA that with an organizationwide vaccine mandate, Permanente physicians lead the nation in physician COVID-19 vaccinations.

Paul Thottingal, MD, tells Health.com that most interactions are low risk for fully vaccinated

July 22, 2021

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader suggests that vaccinated people may want to take precautions to protect everyone against delta variant when gathering with unvaccinated people.

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