Covid-19 Updates with Dr. Jennie & Dr. Saya This episode of KidzDocTalk features special guest, Dr. Sayaka Imagawa from Pediatric Associates’ affiliate office in Dallas, Texas; MD Kids Pediatrics (MD Medical Group). Dr. Jennie and Dr. Saya discuss COVID-19 updates, symptoms and treatment in children and what it’s like treating kids during a pandemic.
Dr. Jennie Berkovich and Dr. Sayaka Imagawa discuss encouraging children two years old and up to continue to wear masks and social distance, advice for parents with special needs children and wearing their mask, what parents of newborns should know when diagnosed with Covid-19 and navigating keeping extended family apart and immediate family safe as Covid-19 numbers continue to climb. The doctors provide insight on challenges faced by physicians in the era of Covid-19 and what it has been like treating other infections during a pandemic. We learn about the long-term consequences in Covid, similarities in other virus’s’, existing vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) the ages approved to offer and their effectiveness. Tune in for a breakdown of MIS-C (multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children) and how Covid has effected children with respiratory issues returning to sports after recovery.
Dr. Sayaka Imagawa, known as Dr. Saya by her patients, is a board certified pediatrician originally from Los Angeles. She graduated medical school from Georgetown University and completed her residency at Nicklaus Children’s formerly Miami children’s hospital. Prior to working at MD Kids Pediatrics she worked in both the Skylake and Causeway offices at Pediatric Associates. In her spare time she enjoys to travel and trying new foods.
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