19 min
An update on Omicron with Dr Sarah McNab Kids Health Info
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- Parenting
For many of us, the new year has not started as we had hoped. With the Omicron variant so prevalent in the community and the start to the school year just around the corner, many parents may be wondering what the latest news is with COVID-19 and children.
In this podcast episode, host Dr Anthea Rhodes is joined by Dr Sarah McNab, Director of General Medicine at The Royal Children’s Hospital to unpack the current situation with COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations in Victoria, how the Omicron variant is affecting children, the importance of vaccination, and what a Code Brown in Victorian hospitals means for the community.
To keep up to date with the latest information about COVID-19, visit our collection of COVID-19 resources, including webinars, podcasts, fact sheets and more.
Useful links:
Kids Health Info fact sheet – Vaccination and needle phobia
Facebook Live - COVID-19 vaccinations for five to 11 year olds: Your questions answered
For many of us, the new year has not started as we had hoped. With the Omicron variant so prevalent in the community and the start to the school year just around the corner, many parents may be wondering what the latest news is with COVID-19 and children.
In this podcast episode, host Dr Anthea Rhodes is joined by Dr Sarah McNab, Director of General Medicine at The Royal Children’s Hospital to unpack the current situation with COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations in Victoria, how the Omicron variant is affecting children, the importance of vaccination, and what a Code Brown in Victorian hospitals means for the community.
To keep up to date with the latest information about COVID-19, visit our collection of COVID-19 resources, including webinars, podcasts, fact sheets and more.
Useful links:
Kids Health Info fact sheet – Vaccination and needle phobia
Facebook Live - COVID-19 vaccinations for five to 11 year olds: Your questions answered
19 min