Articles written by Dr. Paul Sherman

Dr. Paul Sherman, Chief Medical Officer with Community Health Plan of Washington|Dec 22, 2021

COVID Vaccine for Kids Federal health officials have cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children ages 5-11. It's the first COVID vaccine to be made available for this age group. About 28 million kids in the U.S. are newly eligible. Should kids get the shot? CHPW's Chief Medical Officer and board-certified pediatrician Dr. Paul Sherman answers this and other important questions parents and guardians might have. Q: Why should young kids get the COVID...