Doctors have generously offered to answer questions about the COVID vaccine for children. If you have a question regarding the COVID vaccine, please fill out the Google Form below and a physician will respond to your question as soon as possible.

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Click here to access Pediatric Vaccines: Top 8 Parental Concerns Answered" - by Katelyn Jetelina - Your Local Epidemiologist

Information about the doctors who have volunteered to answer questions can be found below:

Dr. Atsuko Koyama is a board-certified pediatric emergency medicine and adolescent medicine physician in Phoenix and clinical assistant professor of Child Health and Emergency Medicine at University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix. She is a proud parent of a Madison School District student, who will be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Dr. Ruth Franks Snedecor is a board-certified internal medicine physician in Phoenix and clinical associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix. She has been advising the Madison School District regarding pandemic mitigation measures since June of 2020. She is a proud parent to three Covid-19 vaccinated children who attend school in the Madison School District.

Dr. Sheetal Shah is a board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physician in Phoenix and clinical assistant professor of Child Health and Emergency Medicine at University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix. Proud parent of children who attend Madison School District and who will be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Dr. Yarden Tahan is a board-certified family medicine physician who sees patient of all ages from pediatrics to geriatrics and everything in between. She has two children in the Madison school district who will both be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Dr. Jason Vargas has been a board-certified private practice pediatrician at Cactus Children’s Clinic in Glendale Arizona since 2004. He is the current Board President for the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr Vargas is also a proud parent of children who have attended Madison Schools.

The Madison Elementary School District (“District”) does not endorse the information provided by the volunteer doctors.  Any information disseminated about the COVID vaccine for children is provided as a service to the District community. THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUE FOR A CONSULTATION WITH YOUR OWN HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. Please consult with your own physician for medical advice for you or your child, especially if you have an urgent/emergent health concern. 

This is a shared form created by the volunteer doctors.  The District will also have access to the form.  Submitted questions should not include any identifying information about yourself or your child.  Questions to volunteer doctors that are off topic will not be answered. 

In an effort to prioritize the health and safety of our students, and limit the need to quarantine within our schools, we have compiled a list of testing locations within our community:

• Banner Urgent Care (7th St & Cave Creek)
• CVS Pharmacy (10 E. Dunlap Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85020)
• Desert Mission Health Center (9201 N. Fifth Street, Phoenix, AZ 85020)
• Sonora Quest Laboratories at Crossroads United Methodist Church (7901 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85020)
• Embry Womens Health 
• Test Now (drive up) 

For additional testing locations, families can call the COVID Hotline at 211 or visit Maricopa County Department of Public Health or Arizona Department of Health Services.