In keeping with the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations to get your flu vaccine before the end of October, we announce our Flu Before Boo Campaign. We have received our first shipment of influenza vaccine and given the obstacles of trying to immunize our patients efficiently, we have started offering influenza vaccine now. (much like
I need your help! The Department of Health and Human Services has just approved an amendment that will allow pharmacists to administer routine vaccines to children 3-18 years. This misguided move is one more way that affects pediatricians’ abilities to best care for our patients. Please contact your congressional representative and our senators Schumer and
With the return to school more certain now, the importance of properly wearing face masks becomes a very important topic. As is true with almost everything about COVID-19, there is a huge amount of “disinformation” out there, even some coming from apparently “reputable” sources. Here is a link to a column by fellow pediatrician, Dr.
The Governor reported new “lows” of hospitalizations, intubations and deaths from COVID-19 today. This is great news since everyone anticipated an increase after “reopening” across NY state. We need to pat ourselves on our backs for accomplishing this. But, we also need to continue to be cautious as we look towards the return to school.
Over the past few weeks, I have received a number of requests for COVID-19 testing for return to college, for patients who have been exposed at outings and are without symptoms, and for a number of other reasons. I have tried to accommodate these requests in the office. However, it turns out that there is
The quick answer to this question is “I don’t know?” As I have previously stated, the American Academy of Pediatrics advocates for the return to school in person if possible, taking into account the safety of the children, teachers and staff. NY has finally started to outline some of the requirements to do this. But,
As a pediatrician, father, and grandfather, I recognize the struggles that many families had with distance learning this spring. In response, my national organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), has released a document that supports a return to in-person learning by emphasizing the following: 1) It appears that schools were not significant contributors to
The questions of the past week have been related to exposures to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Basically, “we have been exposed to someone who subsequently tested positive, what do I watch for? What should I do?” There are 2 aspects to this issue. 1) As we start to expand our social contacts, it
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published 2 articles addressing return to school and childcare with COVID-19 infections on the rise nationally. (although at a new low in NY State and the finger lakes region). Please check out the following at www.healthychildren.org Return to School. Return to Childcare And as always, please stay calm, stay
I recently have received calls about testing for COVID-19. Here is an article from the American Academy of Pediatrics that might help clear some things up. What type of coronavirus test should my child get?Trisha Korioth, Staff WriterJune 23, 2020Editor’s note: For the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic, visit https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/01/28/coronavirus. Families across the U.S. are talking about
