Flu Vaccine
—Children ages 6 months and up are eligible to receive a flu vaccine injection.
—Children under 9 years of age receiving flu vaccine for the first time need 2 doses, given at least 4 weeks apart for optimal protection.
—Healthy people, non-pregnant people ages 2 years—49 years old can receive Flumist nasal spray. Children with a history of asthma or wheezing in the past 12 months are not eligible for Flumist.
RSV protection (Beyfortus)–
We will receive our first shipment of Beyfortus in the coming weeks. Please call the office if your baby is eligible to get it and you are interested in it.
Beyfortus is a 1-dose preventative monoclonal antibody shot that gives a baby passive immunity without having to mount an immune response like a vaccine. This medication came out last year and significantly reduced the incidence and severity of RSV infection in babies.
Beyfortus is recommended for:
> All babies 0-8 months of age who are born in the fall through the spring and the mother did not receive RSV vaccine during pregnancy (or was born less than 14 days after maternal RSV vaccination)
>High risk children ages 8 through 19 month with chronic lung disease of prematurity or are immunecompromised.
>Most babies 0-8 months of age whose mothers DID receive RSV vaccine during pregnancy are NOT eligible for Beyfortus.
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