+ Call to schedule a flu vaccine appointment.

+ Everyone six months of age and older may receive a flu vaccine during the flu season.

+ We have been giving Covid vaccines since they first became available. This year, only the Moderna vaccine is approved for children younger than five years old, so we will administer Moderna covid vaccines this year.

+ There are differences between the CDC and FDA recommendations. This can impact health insurance coverage. We are awaiting clarity about whether insurers will pay for the shots.

+ We endorse the American Academy of Pediatrics and New York State Department of Health recommendations that covid vaccines should be available for all children ages six months to twenty-three months, older children at greater risk of serious illness from covid infection, and all others upon request.

+ Since we lack the vaccine and clarity on coverage, we are unable to schedule covid vaccines at this time. This space will be updated as more information becomes available.

+ RSV season is October through March.

+ RSV antibody is available as a single dose injection for all infants who are younger than 8 months old at the time of injection.

+ Infants whose mothers received RSV vaccine 14 or more days prior to their birth are protected by maternal antibody and are ineligible for the antibody shot.

+ Data show the shot reduces lower airway RSV infection in infants by 70% and hospitalization from RSV infection by almost 90%!