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Blue Fish Memorial Welcomes Dr. Yaxi Zeng
We are excited to announce that Dr. Yaxi Zeng has joined our Memorial practice! Dr. Zeng is accepting new patients and is seeing patients starting on Monday, July 18, 2022. If you would like [...]
2022 Summer Newsletter
The 2022 summer newsletter is now available! You can view/download it here: 2022 Summer Newsletter For well child visits this summer, we encourage you to make your appointment sooner than later. Please do not [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster for Children 5-11
The COVID-19 vaccine booster for children 5 up to 12 years old has been approved by both the FDA and the CDC. It is to be administered five months after the second dose of [...]
Tips to Deal With Baby Formula Shortage
Blue Fish Families, Please read this helpful article from the American Academy of Pediatrics that has tips on what to do as we deal with the national baby formula shortage: https://healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/ask-the-pediatrician/Pages/are-there-shortages-of-infant-formula-due-to-COVID-19.aspx The following graphic [...]
Blue Fish Fairfield Welcomes Dr. Aubrey Hill
We are excited to announce that Dr. Aubrey Hill (far right in above picture) has joined our Fairfield practice! She is accepting new patients now and she will begin seeing patients on May 2, [...]
Update for Blue Cross Blue Shield Families
UPDATE: March 4, 2022 Dear Blue Cross Blue Shield Families, You may have received correspondence from BCBS that your Blue Fish Provider will be out of network. We are happy to announce that all Blue [...]
Recommended Interval Between COVID-19 Vaccinations
Recent studies show a reduction in adverse events and improvement in immune protection following an 8-week interval (rather than a 3-week interval) between COVID-19 vaccine doses #1 and #2 for ages 18 – 39 [...]
Recall on Certain Powdered Infant Formulas
The FDA is advising consumers not to use Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered infant formulas if: • the first two digits of the code are 22 through 37; and • the code on the [...]
Updated CDC Guidance for Omicron
Blue Fish Parents, The CDC recently updated its guidance regarding isolation and quarantine periods for the Omicron variant: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html We are currently working on updating our COVID-19 Self-Assessment tool accordingly and we will communicate [...]
Information about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
For information about how Blue Fish is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit our COVID-19 Information page. You can also visit the following websites to find up-to-date information: Centers for Disease Control and [...]
Blue Fish Katy Welcomes Dr. Jessica Wallenmeyer
We are excited to announce that Dr. Jessica Wallenmeyer has joined our Blue Fish Katy practice! She is accepting new patients now. If you would like to find out more about Dr. Wallenmeyer, please [...]
Blue Fish Memorial Welcomes Dr. Jenna Penland
We are excited to announce that Dr. Jenna Penland (farthest left in the photo above) has joined our Blue Fish Memorial practice! She is accepting new patients now. If you would like to find [...]
2019-2020 Flu Season Information
Attention Blue Fish Parents: The 2019-2020 flu season is now under way. We will have Saturday Flu Clinics at our Memorial, Cypress (9530 Huffmeister), and Katy locations. For logistical reasons, Saturday Flu Clinics are [...]
Blue Fish Katy Welcomes Dr. Kristen Diao
We are excited to announce that Dr. Kristen Diao (farthest right in the photo above) has joined our Blue Fish Katy practice! She is accepting new patients now. If you would like to find [...]
Our Sienna Plantation Sign is Up!
We are so excited that our Sienna Plantation sign is finally up! Dr. Shannon Crane and Dr. David Deray are amazing pediatricians and are accepting new patients. To find out more about them, please [...]
How to Prevent Drowning
How to Prevent Drowning (Source: JudahBrownProject.org) Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in children ages 1-4. No child is ever “drown proof.” However, you can significantly reduce the risk by using the [...]
Baby Arham Needs You
Dear Blue Fish Family, The news of a cancer diagnosis can rock any family. When the diagnosis is for a 3-month-old boy, it can feel even more desperate. Arham is now 5-months-old and undergoing [...]
Before the Stork
We are excited to partner with Before The Stork to offer prenatal and adoptive education for busy parents-to-be, as well as in-home breastfeeding consultations. Before the Stork provides affirming care to all families. Group [...]
Article: Q&A About Delta Variant and Kids
Excellent Q&A about children visiting grandparents, stores, and returning back to school in the midst of the delta variant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/07/22/covid-delta-variant-children/?fbclid=IwAR3waFLxufAEBoPnyvjI_54ST_LLcR2a0AFnBbcuVQ013u8sdRMpYx8M2nY
Excellent Back-to-School Read
We highly recommend reading the following article regarding our kids going back to school: https://www.bcm.edu/coronavirus/for-the-baylor-community/from-dr-james-mcdeavitt/school-days
Article: COVID is a Greater Risk to Young People than Vaccine
Please read the following article regarding the risk of COVID-19 vs the vaccine for young people: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/04/opinion/covid-vaccine-kids-risks.html?fbclid=IwAR2GWPmQ03RS16NPXSwuZKMPHawKbDkkAp3XjHmtGjjcfQod5KZ7QpxrS1M
Assessing the Risk of Activities for Unvaccinated Children
This is a helpful tool to assess the relative risk of various activities for unvaccinated children: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/navigating-kid-related-activities
COVID-19 Vaccine: Top 7 Parental Concerns Answered
The following was created by Katelyn K. Jetelina, PhD MPH, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
COVID-19 Vaccine Coadministration
Per the CDC, the COVID-19 vaccine may now be coadministered with other vaccines. Please read an excerpt from the CDC article below: COVID-19 Coadministration Full article: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/clinical-considerations.html#Coadministration
COVID-19 Vaccine Sites for Adolescents
Here are a few links to vaccination sites for adolescents: Harris County Vaccine Hub Map https://tdem.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3700a84845c5470cb0dc3ddace5c376b Memorial Hermann COVID Vaccine https://www.memorialhermann.org/services/conditions/coronavirus/texas-vaccine-hub Houston Methodist https://www.houstonmethodist.org/texas-vaccine-hub/ State Vaccine Schedule Site (Texas HHS) https://getthevaccine.dshs.texas.gov/txces/s/?language=en_US [...]
Dr. Jung’s Blog Post About COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents
Please read Dr. Jung's blog post about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents. www.peterjung.blogspot.com
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