What do you need to know as your child gets ready to return to school? Dr. Ashanti Woods answers your questions.

Dr. Ashanti Woods, an award-winning pediatrician at Mercy Family Care Physicians in Baltimore, returns to Midday to discuss health and young people. A disturbing report that was recently released by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia warns that mental health challenges, obesity, and infant and child mortality are all on the rise in the United States. Woods will take your questions about your kids, and how to keep them healthy and thriving. What do you need to know about vaccines? With school starting soon, vaccination rates for children are still lower than pre-COVID levels, although Maryland’s rates are slightly higher than the national average.