The Latest on Masks and COVID Vaccines for Kids
Moderna announced its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective for adolescents, and will ask for approval in the coming weeks. Leana Wen, MD, emergency physician, professor at George Washington University, contributing columnist for The Washington Post, CNN medical analyst, and former Baltimore Health Commissioner and the author of the forthcoming book Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health (Metropolitan Books, 2021), talks about this news, plus discusses whether masks are still necessary for kids as many adults around them are now fully vaccinated.
