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Back-to-school time typically means parents are scrambling to make sure their children’s immunization status is current. This year, of course, how (or even if) schools should reopen is a hotly debated issue in many communities. Regardless of how that controversy works out in your neck of the woods, you have to be prepared to administer needed vaccines—and to answer questions. Anticipating this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has produced a Vaccination Guidance During a Pandemic to offer back-up you can rely on when addressing parent and patient concerns. It covers routine vaccinations, special considerations for influenza vaccination at this time, and vaccination of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

Make Sure You Understand the Implications of COVID-19 on Immunization as Kids Head Back to School