Dear Patients and Families, We understand many of you have questions regarding recent CDC vaccine policy updates. Our practice will continue to follow the pediatric vaccination guidelines endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which remain unchanged. Please consult the AAP website at https://www.aap.org/ for their recommendations and reflections on the recent CDC updates. [...]
Dear Blue Fish patients, We have heard from some of our parents who use Gmail that they are receiving incorrect times for appointments they have made with us. Our software automatically sends out appointment confirmation emails when an appointment is made. It seems that Gmail is reading that confirmation email and creating an event [...]
Measles FAQ Q: What is the best way to prevent the measles? A: Vaccinations: The best way to prevent measles is to receive two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The first dose should be given at 12-15 months of age, and the second dose at 4-6 years of age. Adults [...]
The following article can be found in our Health Topics section as well as at peterjung.blogspot.com Post #47 How to Optimally Utilize Tamiflu The take home message is that because of side effects and costs, using Tamiflu during the flu season should not be a knee-jerk reaction. Every year in the United States, the CDC [...]
Please read the following information about pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough. Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Information Pertussis info 12.16.24
Please visit our 2024-2025 Flu Information page to find the following: Flu Clinic Dates Flu Newsletter Flu Vaccine Availability Flu FAQs To book an appointment for one of our flu clinics, please click here.
Blue Fish families: All Blue Fish Pediatrics locations will be closing at 12PM on Friday, 1/19/2024 for system-wide software updates. There will be no urgent care hours on Saturday, 1/20/2024 at our Memorial and Katy locations. All locations will resume normal business hours on Monday, 1/22/2024. Thank you. Blue Fish Pediatrics
Blue Fish families, Blue Fish Pediatrics is happy to announce that we will offer Beyfortus (nirsevimab) to all infants birth to 8 months old. A very small percentage of patients ages 8-24 months with underlying medical conditions might also qualify for a dose of Beyfortus. To see if your child might qualify, please refer to the [...]
Please visit our 2023-2024 Flu Information page to find the following: Flu Clinic Dates Flu Newsletter Flu Vaccine Availability Flu FAQs To book an appointment for one of our flu clinics, please click here.
April 21, 2023 Blue Fish Families, Dr. Peter Jung, our co-founder, recently recorded an episode of The Dadbod Dadpod podcast and would love for you to listen! During this episode, he discusses pediatric medicine, COVID and even throws in some bad dad jokes. ;) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dadboddadpod/episodes/Pediatric-Medicine-For-Dummies-with-Dr--Peter-Jung-e22mrve Please share with anyone who would benefit from it! [...]
