Healthier Hawaii: Pediatric doctor discusses COVID safety concerns with school sports

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - With COVID cases and hospitalizations on the rise in Hawaii, health officials are urging vaccination to mitigate the spread of the virus and to protect keiki.

Dr. Jennifer King, a pediatric sports medicine physician at Kapiolani Medical Center, discusses the impacts of COVID on children and teens as school returns to in-person instruction and protocols are made for school sports.

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