Phoenix-area pediatrician pre-booking COVID-19 shots for kids 5 and younger

Phoenix-area pediatrician pre-booking COVID-19 shots for kids 5 and younger

February 10, 2022 | The COVID-19 vaccine is not approved for children younger than 5 yet, but one Valley pediatric practice is already signing parents up. Pleasant Pediatrics, which has six offices, says it is taking pre-bookings for kids between 6 months and 5 years old. Pleasant Pediatrics says it expects federal approval for Pfizer’s vaccine for that age group by Feb. 25.

COVID-19 Update with Dr. Paul Keim: Omicron and the Future of COVID-19

COVID-19 Update with Dr. Paul Keim: Omicron and the Future of COVID-19

January 25, 2022 |COVID-19 case numbers have spiked in Arizona and around the U.S. due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. But there’s now effective drugs and vaccines to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with epidemiologist Dr. Paul Keim about living with COVID-19 in the long term, and the lessons to be learned from another pandemic more than 100 years ago.