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Blue Fish Katy Welcomes Dr. Jacob Shaw
We are excited to announce that Dr. Jacob Shaw has joined our Katy practice! He is accepting new patients now and he will begin seeing patients on August 15, 2022. If you would like [...]
Pfizer COVID Vaccine Info for Kids Turning 5
Dear Blue Fish families, Below is helpful information from the AAP about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children turning 5: Children who will turn from age 4 years to 5 years: The FDA authorization of these vaccine [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine (6m to <5yrs) Clinic and Info
Blue Fish families: Blue Fish Pediatrics will be hosting a one-day vaccine clinic for the COVID-19 Pfizer immunization for children 6 months through <5 years old this Saturday, June 25 at ONLY the Memorial [...]
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 [...]
Parking at Our Woodlands Location
Dear Blue Fish Woodlands families, Due to ongoing construction, parking is limited for all patients needing access to Medical Plaza 2 (MP2), where our suite is located. If you are parking on Level Two [...]
Blue Fish Fairfield Welcomes Dr. Brian Townsend
We are excited to announce that Dr. Brian Townsend has joined our Blue Fish Fairfield practice! He is accepting new patients now and he will begin seeing patients on August 3, 2020. If you [...]
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 [...]
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids Under 12
At the moment, it looks like the Pfizer vaccine will be the first shot available to children under 12. The vaccine-maker expects to have enough data by the end of September to support an emergency [...]
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 [...]
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