Preventing COVID and monkeypox in schools with Aaron Carroll, MD, MS | COVID-19 Update

Aaron Carroll, MD, MS, a distinguished professor of pediatrics, chief health officer at Indiana University in Indianapolis—and good friend of the show —discusses what parents and physicians need to know as kids head back to school this fall. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

NOTE: this episode was recorded prior to the release of the CDC's updated COVID-19 guidelines on 8/11/2022. Visit https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/p0811-covid-guidance.html for more information.

0:00 AMA COVID-19 Update for August 16, 2022
1:05 Pandemic fatigue is real, return to school safer now than years prior
2:23 Why are pediatric vaccine numbers so low?
4:10 Vaccinating kids helps protect everyone
5:36 BA.5 infections more a wave, than a massive surge
6:57 Immunity wanes; anyone eligible now should get boosted
8:34 COVID testing: how often and which one?
10:12 COVID quarantine recommendations
11:29 Kids mental health: check-in often, make it routine
13:13 Monkeypox and kids concerns
14:45 Monkeypox campus guidance and precautions

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