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Blue Fish Woodlands Welcomes Drs. Amanda Chan and Neha Manikonda
We are excited to announce that both Dr. Amanda Chan and Dr. Neha Manikonda have joined our Woodlands practice! Dr. Chan is accepting new patients and is seeing patients starting on Monday, September 13, [...]
Back-to-School Advice for the COVID-19 Delta Surge
Dr. Jung has some back-to-school advice for the COVID-19 Delta surge: http://peterjung.blogspot.com/2021/08/post-56-back-to-school-advice-for-covid.html
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
Blue Fish Katy Saturday Urgent Care Begins 8/7/2021
We are pleased to announce that our Katy office will begin offering Saturday morning urgent care services for Katy patients beginning on Saturday, August 7, 2021. Saturday urgent care services are available by same [...]
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
New Offices Coming Soon
We will be opening two new offices soon! Blue Fish Woodlands, September 2017* Dr. Caleb Choe, Dr. Judy Rhee, Dr. Claudia Hong 920 Medical Plaza Dr., Suite 530 Shenandoah, TX 77380 (832) 562-2009 bluefishwoodlands@bluefishmd.com [...]
Announcing Dr. Jung’s Second Book
Dr. Jung’s second book, What to Know Before Having Your Baby, is an expanded, illustrated version of the popular newborn book that every Blue Fish family receives at their first newborn visit. It is [...]
Blue Fish COVID-19 Vaccine Statement
There are currently three COVID vaccines available to the public, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen. Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen are approved for use in patients 18 years old and older. The Pfizer [...]
Blue Fish Policy Regarding Masks and COVID-19 Protocols
With respect to Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA-34, Blue Fish Pediatrics has no intentions of changing any of its policies and practices related to COVID-19 at this time. As recommended by the CDC, [...]
10 Things You Need to Know about Toxic Heavy Metals in Baby Food
Here is an informative article about toxic heavy metals in baby food: https://kidseatincolor.com/toxic-baby-food/?fbclid=IwAR3lj0R07L6b2ZlfYayP5wjYXi_onv74L7sjKTIOswFQ-cVGEuWpf-Ljfds
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ & Chart
Here is an informative link with COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ: https://www.nejm.org/covid-vaccine/faq Below is a COVID-19 Vaccine chart that we hope you will find helpful as well.
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & the COVID-19 Vaccine
Here is a helpful blog post about pregnancy, breastfeeding and the COVID-19 vaccine. https://women.texaschildrens.org/blog/pregnancy-breastfeeding-and-covid-19-vaccinequestions/
AAP COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs
Blue Fish Families, Please read the following FAQs about the COVID-19 vaccine from the American Academy of Pediatrics: https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/covid-19-vaccine-frequently-asked-questions/ Thank you. Blue Fish Pediatrics
New CDC Quarantine Guidelines
New CDC Quarantine Guidelines for 7-10 Days https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/scientific-brief-options-to-reduce-quarantine.html The risks and our understanding of the disease have not changed. The gold standard and the safest way to quarantine is to complete the full 14 [...]
Thanksgiving Guidance
Helpful guidance from the CDC for navigating Thanksgiving this year: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/thanksgiving.html
Helpful Halloween Tips during COVID-19
Here are a few tips about how to handle Halloween during COVID-19:Halloween...I was going to give a very scientific explanation about the risks associated with Fall/Halloween activities. But then my “human” side weighed in. So [...]
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