By: Dr. Joseph Mechak and Dr. Emily Atwood On September 1, 2022 the CDC and FDA each signed off on two versions of a bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine (Moderna and Pfizer). We are very excited about this new tool in our fight against COVID-19 and wanted to take some time to educate our parents
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The FDA and CDC approved the COVID-19 vaccine for all children 6 months to 5 years of age. Now, all children 6 months and older are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. While this is a very exciting day, we also understand that there are many questions about the vaccine and whether your child should get
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By: Joseph Mechak, MD with Emily Atwood, MD Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for children 5-11 years old On November 2nd, 2021 the CDC and FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization for the 2-dose Pfizer COVID vaccine for all children aged 5-11 years old. Dr. Atwood and I hosted a Facebook live about why the FDA, CDC,
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By: Joseph Mechak, MD What do we know about the Omicron Variant The Omicron Variant is a newly identified ‘variant of concern’ discovered by South African scientists. The variant was first isolated in areas of Southern Africa but has since been identified in countries around the globe, now including United States where the first
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