For 30 months, most of our focus has been on COVID-19. And, as hard as we have tried, we just can’t seem to get rid of it. Over the summer, the lowest rates we saw were about 80 new cases per 100,000 people in Monroe County. Since the start of school, those numbers have crept
Is that time of the year to get your children vaccinated for the flu! Lewis Pediatrics is having a flu clinic on October 22, 2022 for established patients only, you can call or schedule your child’s appointment online.
3 weeks into the administration of both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to the under 5 year olds and all is going well. The vaccines have been tolerated very well. The only reactions we have seen have been very rare, mild fevers and slight tenderness at the injection site. We anticipated about 25% of eligible children
We received our supply of Moderna’s vaccine for under 5 year olds today. Pfizer’s vaccine should be here any day now. And as anxious as we are to start administering it to all who want it, we are facing some logistical “nightmares.” The Moderna vaccine is 2 doses 28 days apart. Pfizer is 3 doses
As we move into the summer camp season, we have received a large number of requests for immunization records. For at least the last 10 years, we have provided all of our patients with their immunization records as well as NY State required childcare or school forms at their routine visits. We hoped that it
It looks very promising for the approval of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for 6 months to 5 year olds within the next few weeks. I am still trying to sort out the details but as of today, Pfizer is seeking approval of a 3 dose series and Moderna a 2 dose series. We have
We all eagerly look forward to the end of the school year. But, for our office, that means an influx of school trip and camp forms. Please don’t wait for the last minute to send us forms that require our input. Although we do our best and often turn around forms the same day, we
I anticipate a lot of calls this week with Governor Hochul’s removal of the mask mandate for schools beginning on Wednesday, March 2nd. We have waited almost 2 years for this day. As excited as I am that the caseload is low enough to allow this change, I still am a little nervous. We are
FDA review of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for children 6 months to 4 years of age will not occur this month, as expected. The application is delayed until further data is available. We applaud this action. Currently, available data does not show the same level of protection as we see in adults and children 5 years
I am a “visual” learner. I like to see a picture to help reinforce information. Today, I came across 3 graphics that really drive home several points. We are still very much in a pandemic with cases rising in Monroe County. Even with “breakthrough” cases, you are much more likely to get the infection if
