Covid Vaccine for Our Youngest!
On June 18th, the CDC approved COVID-19 vaccinations for kids six months and older. Pfizer’s vaccine was approved for ages 6 months through 4 years as a three-dose series. Moderna’s vaccine was approved for ages 6 months through 5 years as a two-dose series. These vaccines are becoming available to patients as I write this. […]
COVID Vaccine Myths
The COVID-19 vaccination process has begun in the United States. At South Lake Pediatrics, we have been lucky enough to have it offered to our staff by local health organizations. Trials are just beginning in children. We still don’t know when it will be available for our patients. However, as it is such a hot […]
Mental Health in the Age of COVID
Since our inception 46 years ago, South Lake Pediatrics has focused on children’s mental health. We strive to be on the cutting edge of care, whether it’s screening and treating our patients, partnering with our psychiatry colleagues in the community, or hosting seminars to help educate parents. We take the mental health of our patients […]
Exposed to Coronavirus? Worried Your Child Has Symptoms? Here Are Some Guidelines for Deciding What Is Next.
With kids returning to school and daycare, we are going to start seeing an increase in all types of illnesses. We always do. Runny nose, sore throat, ear infections, fever. These are all part of a typical return to school scenario for many children. But now with the concern about coronavirus, what do you do […]
Why Your Pediatrician Wants to See Your Kids for Well Visits
These last 6 months have been a blur with the COVID-19 pandemic, I can hardly believe it is September and school has started again. I remember the feeling of great uncertainty earlier this year when this virus was starting to spread and we quickly closed schools, cancelled appointments, sports games and put life on hold […]
Fever, Thermometers and When to Be Concerned
As we head into cold and flu season I thought I would take a moment to discuss fever and assessment of fever in children. Whether you are a new parent to a newborn or a parent with school age children required to check daily temperatures prior to heading off to school for COVID screening, there […]