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The FDA Advisory Panel has approved both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children 6 months – 5 years. The next step if for the… Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Children

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.… Read More »6 months and up COVID Vaccine Update

The FDA and CDC have approved Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine boosters for 5-11 year olds 5 months after the 2nd dose. We are currently trying to… Read More »Boosters Approved for 5-11 Years

By now, you have probably heard that the FDA has approved boosters for 5-11 year olds 5 months after their second dose. The CDC still… Read More »COVID Boosters for 5-11 Year Olds

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… Read More »It’s That Time of the Year

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… Read More »To Mask or Not To Mask… That is The Question.

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… Read More »Pfizer Delays Application for Vaccine

As of today, February 11th, the mask mandate for businesses has been lifted. However, schools and health care facilities still require masking and I am… Read More »Are We “There” Yet?

As front-line providers of healthcare to the children of New York, the 6000 members of Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the New York State… Read More »NY State American Academy of Pediatrics Strongly Supports Continued Use of Masks

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… Read More »A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words