Five of the 110 staff members who will be vaccinated this week at Children's National Hospital received the first of two shots on Wednesday. https://t.co/vFaOhZl37e
FAQ COVID19 vaccine: Did minorities participate in Pfizer Modern vaccine trials? Yes. Blacks & Hispanics were 10% & more than 20% of participants respectively in both trials. Vaccine effectiveness (~95%) was same in minorities as in Whites. Safety profile also same as in Whites.
Today, the first wave of Children's National Hospital #frontlineworkers received the #COVID19 vaccination. Our President and CEO, Dr. Kurt Newman was among the first.
NPR featured Childrens National COVID response on Weekend Edition today-links to 2 segments- first one focuses on one of our many patients and the second is a more in-depth view of “our world”
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"How do we manage to reassure children that there is a future for them where they are cared for and where they can find safety regardless of their background, their race, or the color of their skin?"
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Kevin Reilly, Owner of Alexandria Hyundai and @hopeonwheels Board Member, with Dr. Joelle Simpson of @ChildrensNatl and a team of dedicated professionals are now ready to test hundreds of children for #COVIDー19. Big thank you to @TrinityDC for allowing the use of its campus!
@unmc pleased to welcome #GWSMHS faculty & @childrenshealth Medical Dir. for Emergency Preparedness Dr. Joelle Simpson who presented on National Pediatric Emergency Care Readiness. Is your ED ready for kids? @UNMCCOPH. @DrKASimonsen @PHEgov @gwtweets
Thank you @Starbucks at Capitol Hill DC for your coffee donation for volunteers at our @ChildrensNatl COVID pediatric drive through testing site. #Covid_19
Children's National Hospital has launched a drive-up and walk-up location where pediatricians and primary care doctors in the D.C. region can refer pediatric patients for novel coronavirus specimen collection and testing. https://t.co/RnFQJ7TwYb