As of today, we have actually have given 420 doses of the 5-11 year old Covid Vaccine. This number includes both 1st and 2nd doses of the vaccine. I am grateful not only to my staff for their dedication, but to my patients and their families for getting vaccinated. Very proud of those kids. Keep
To date we have administered about 260 doses of the Pfizer 5-11 year old vaccine. I am very appreciative of my staff who have come in on their days off and Saturdays to administer the vaccine. We are trying our best to provide access to the vaccine for everyone who wants it but, we, like
COVID-19 cases in Monroe County continue to rise. We are now at 396 cases/100,000 population with a positive test rate of 10.34% (averaging 3496 tests per day). However, we have had more 5-11 year olds receiving the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine than we anticipated. Side effects have been mild. Most common ones are
The good news is that we just finished our 2nd week of immunizing 5-11 year olds and things are going smoothly. We have administered about 130 doses so far. We will continue to open up days to administer the vaccine and will accommodate all who want it. We are, however, unable to give the vaccine
We were able to administer our first doses of the 5-11 year old COVID-19 vaccine today. We have plenty more to administer over the next few weeks. Parents took pictures, some were in tears, and everyone acknowledged what a big day this was in our fight against the COVID-19 virus. Given staffing and scheduling limitations,
I would like to share a piece of artwork that a young patient gave to me yesterday – a particularly busy day in our fight against COVID-19. “Super Lewis” and his magic cotton swab is out to save the world from the pandemic. But he needs your support. We are gearing up to start immunizing
As we get closer to approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11, I have received questions about the vaccine and the risk of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart. First and foremost, the risk of myocarditis as a consequence of the vaccine is extremely rare. Depending on the study you look at the
We are now able to order adequate amounts of test kits to handle the increased numbers of children who require testing. However, not all insurance will cover in office testing. In those cases, we will obtain the sample in the office and send it to UR labs. The turnaround time is currently 24-48 hours. If
We, along with every pediatric practice in the area, are experiencing a huge increase in the number of patients needing to be seen on a daily basis. Many of these visits are for very mild illness that you would not normally seek care for. We are working with the local health department, hospital systems and
We would like to welcome Jennifer Cole to the Lewis Pediatrics family. We are looking forward to her getting to know all of you.
