|Videos|December 30, 2021

Getting children caught up on vaccines

Author(s)Miranda Hester

The pandemic led to a number of children missing out on needed vaccines. Getting them back on schedule is imperative.

With most children only seeing their pediatrician through telehealth visits, many routine childhood vaccines were missed and need to be administered as they return to in-office visits. Donna Hallas, PhD, CPNP, PPCNP-BC, PMHS, FAANP, FAAN, discusses how clinicians can get children back on track.

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