In June, the FDA unanimously approved vaccines for the prevention of COVID-19 for children ages 6 months to 5 years (or 6 years) of age, depending on the brand. Both vaccines have been shown to be very effective not only in preventing disease, but more importantly, in preventing hospitalization and death.

With the COVID pandemic, as many of you know, we seem to have reached a downturn. Some are even claiming the pandemic is over. It is not. Variants continue to arise, and although not as dangerous or life-threatening as previous ones (i.e. Delta), still cause infections, hospitalizations, death, disruptions and concern.

With so much information available to you, this may be “old news”!  Upgrade your mask, get vaccinated, and remember Time, Space, People Place.

This past week we received our first doses of the vaccine for the virus SARS CoV 2, the agent that causes COVID. The vaccine now has Emergency Use Approval for children from ages 5-11 and 12-17. We are excited to announce that we are now scheduling appointments for your child to receive this amazing, safe and effective vaccine to protect your child from this terrible virus.

Three weeks ago, Pfizer provided to the FDA its data on vaccination in kids ages 12-15 years of age. This week, the FDA announced that it may soon (within 1-2 weeks) grant Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for kids in this age range.