Dr. O’Leary is a pediatric infectious disease specialist and professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado. As director of the Colorado Children Outcomes Network (COCONet), a practice-based research consortium, he and his colleagues focus on identifying barriers to vaccination. Dr. O’Leary is with us today to talk about developing and testing interventions to address barriers to vaccinations.

(00:23) Introduction to Dr. Sean O'Leary
(00:58) August is National Immunization Month
(01:32) Reduction in vaccine orders
(02:23) Catching up children on vaccinations
(03:39) Polio cases have been reported
(05:52) Are there concerns for smallpox?
(07:27) Vaccine misinformation
(08:20) Are children missing boosters?
(09:18) Colorado Childrens Outcomes Network (COCONet)
(10:40) Barriers to vaccinations
(12:41) Vaccine interventions
(17:42) Vaccine hesitancy resources
(19:03) COVID-19 and pandemic effects on vaccination rates

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