Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary Pediatrics website over the last week, and catch up on anything you may have missed.
|Articles|February 3, 2023
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Author(s)Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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On March 15, 2023, Dr. Paul Offit, Director of the VEC, discussed “The Future of COVID-19 Vaccines.” Free continuing education credits (CME, CEU, CPE) are available thanks to support from the Thomas F. McNair Scott Endowed Research and Lectureship Fund. The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia would also like to thank our co-sponsors, the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University.
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