What's New at Pediatric Associates...
Flu Shots Pediatric Associates will start giving Flu vaccine for the 2010-2011 season on Monday, 9/20/2010 (our shipment date was recently moved back). We currently do not have a date for when we will have Flu shots for patients using VFC vaccines. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC recommend that all children ages 6 months to 18 years receive Flu vaccine each year. All of the forms of this year’s Flu vaccine will have the H1N1 strain, as well as 2 additional strains included. We have preservative-free (Thimerasol-free) vaccine available for all children 6 months to 3 years. Children over 3 years will receive multi-dose Flu vaccine unless a parent specifically requests the preservative free vaccine. Not all insurance companies will cover the cost of preservative free vaccine for children over 3 years. We also have the live intranasal Flu vaccine available (FluMist) for healthy children (those without asthma or chronic medical conditions) ages 2 years to 18 years. For more information about the Flu vaccine for 2010-2011, go to The CDC information site at www.cdc.gov/flu/. Children aged 6 months–8 years who did not receive at least 1 dose of the 2009 H1N1 vaccine, who have never received a seasonal Flu Vaccine before, or who were vaccinated for the first time with the seasonal 2009–10 seasonal vaccine but who received only 1 dose should receive 2 doses of the 2010–11 influenza vaccine formula, spaced ≥4 weeks apart. Flu Vaccine AppointmentsThe appointment hours for Flu shots are 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday. We will take about 65 patients a day. Appointments can be booked up to 3 days in advance. It is important to arrive at your appointment time to keep wait times to a minimum. Saturday Flu Vaccine AppointmentsSaturday, Sept. 25, and Saturday Oct. 2 we will take 30 patients between the hours of 8am and 11am. These appointments can be booked 3 days in advance. The pediatricians and dedicated staff at Pediatric Associates,
P.C. welcome you to our practice.
The goal of our pediatric practice is to provide individualized
care by responding to the particular needs of your child.
With this approach, we feel we can make a difference in the
future health and happiness of your child.
We recognize all children are different and tailor our treatment
by examining your child, learning more about their
personality and experiences. We will
discuss the findings with you and explain them thoroughly.
Together we can have a positive influence on the health
of your child.
Please tell your friends and neighbors about us. We serve
the pediatric needs of the Phoenix metro area. |
