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University of Iowa Health Care pediatrician’s Q&A on kids and COVID
Expert fields questions on back to school, vaccinations

Aug. 16, 2021 10:14 am, Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 1:38 pm
IOWA CITY — A week away from the start of school for many Iowans, University of Iowa Health Care at noon Monday hosted a live Q&A specifically about COVID-19 and kids.
Watch the replay in the video player above.
With COVID cases ticking up in Iowa, along with hospitalizations and fears over the delta variant, UIHC pediatrician Hao Tran will field questions from viewers about “going back to school, COVID-19 and kids, and fall physicals and vaccinations.”
Visit UIHC’s COVID website for a COVID tool kit for families and kids.
As of Friday, UI Hospitals and Clinics reported 21 adult COVID inpatients and four COVID inpatients under age 18.
For more on kids, COVID and the delta variant, read The Gazette’s recent Q&A with UIHC experts.
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