Latest CDC News and Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/guidance/respiratory-virus-guidance.html COVID-19 Vaccine We’re now taking appointments for the COVID vaccine, ages 6 months and older! Please contact our office to schedule an appointment. We have been asked which vaccine we recommend for children. We only recommend that children receive a COVID vaccine,
Dear patients, parents, and guardians, Since the summer, we have experienced a dramatic increase in calls to our office, and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. Your time is valuable and we are working very hard to reduce hold times.
Our Vernon Hills office will be closed 12/20 through 12/31, and will reopen with standard office hours on Monday 1/3/22. Please see below for the schedule changes related to our Lake Bluff and Lindenhurst offices during these next two weeks:
Today, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) approved the use of a COVID Vaccine for Children aged 5-11. This follows the recently announced approval by the FDA. Read about it here. Now vaccine manufacturers and state agencies may begin to ship the vaccines to medical offices.
The FDA and ACIP have approved the COVID vaccine for children aged 5-11 years. The most common questions asked by parents/guardians so far are: Can my child receive the COVID vaccine if he/she has received another vaccine recently? Currently, the CDC states that “COVID-19 vaccines may be administered without regard to timing of other vaccines.
With the unprecedented number of #pediatric illnesses we’re seeing this fall, calls to the offices have increased dramatically. And phone wait times are increasing too. Skip The Wait by reaching out to us online, on the website or on the Patient Portal for non-emergent issues.
We wish to share the news that Dr. Cynthia Chou is retiring. Her last day at the office will be November 4th. Joining Lake Forest Pediatrics in September of 1999, Dr. Chou has provided great care to her patients. We wish her well and hope she enjoys more time with her family.
The influenza (flu) season starts in the fall and usually ends in the spring. The illness is most frequently seen in preschool or school-aged children and usually lasts a week or two. Because the flu is caused by a respiratory virus,
Flu vaccine appointments are now available at all three Lake Forest Pediatric Associates offices. We’ve started receiving our flu vaccine shipments a little earlier this year than usual and our front desk is now able to start booking your child for their annual flu shots.
