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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 [...]
Delay in COVID-19 Vaccine for Younger Kids (6m-5y)
Blue Fish Parents, Please read the article below to find out why the Pfizer vaccine has been delayed for younger children (6 months to 5 years): Why did the Pfizer young kids trial fail? [...]
FAQ: COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids
Blue Fish Parents, Here is a helpful FAQ from the AAP / Texas Pediatric Society about the COVID-19 pediatric vaccine: https://bluefishmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-covid19-vaccine-faqs-for-parents-12.8-draft.pdf Blue Fish Pediatrics
Blue Fish COVID-19 Pediatric / Flu Vaccine Clinics
Dear Blue Fish families, We will be offering both the COVID-19 pediatric vaccine (5-11 years old) and the flu vaccine at the remaining Saturday clinics as seen below: Saturday, November 13 8AM-1PM (3 locations) [...]
Blue Fish COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine Clinics
Dear Blue Fish families, We are very excited to announce that we now have the COVID-19 pediatric vaccine (ages 5-11) in stock. Blue Fish will be one of the many places our patients will [...]
Update: COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine at Blue Fish
Dear Blue Fish families, Now that the COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for patients between 5 and 11 years old, we are finalizing preparations to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in our offices to Blue [...]
2017-2018 Flu Season Newsletter
Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics, The 2017-2018 flu season is quickly approaching. To help you get prepared, our 2017-2018 Flu Season newsletter (specific to each location) is now available. Please click on the link [...]
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 [...]
No Memorial Urgent Care Clinic on 9/5/2020
Our Memorial office is moving this weekend to a larger, brand new suite!! We will be located at suite 525 of the 5th floor of our same building. Therefore, will be closed this Saturday, Sept [...]
CDC Study on Daycares in RI
The following is an epidemiologist’s summary of the 8/21/20 CDC report on Rhode Island daycare COVID transmission. Punchline: if you follow strict guidelines, daycares can operate with minimal spread. On June 1, Rhode Island [...]
Dr. Jung’s Blog Post on Returning to School
Dr. Peter Jung recently wrote a blog post about returning to school this fall: http://peterjung.blogspot.com/2020/07/post-50-school-reopening-during-covid.html
Guidance on Returning to School
Blue Fish Pediatrics supports the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in regards to children returning to school this fall. This article summarizes the AAP recommendation for returning to school: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Return-to-School-During-COVID-19.aspx This [...]
Article: Rating the Risks of 14 Summer Activities
Here is a helpful article on the risks of summer activities: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/23/861325631/from-camping-to-dining-out-heres-how-experts-rate-the-risks-of-14-summer-activit
Article: How to Handle Visiting Grandparents
Here is a helpful article about visiting grandparents: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/health/how-to-visit-grandparents-wellness-trnd/index.html
Article: Guide to Staying Safe as States Reopen
Dear Blue Fish Family, This timely and excellent article (link below) is essentially how we have been answering patients when asked, "What is safe and what would you feel safe doing with your family?" https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/restaurants-stores-reopen-dos-and-donts/611314/?fbclid=IwAR2uW9uvoNmc2JbuCLii04-vgweSA104Wp-sLbDGRI3CNZqL0ahTboISZpY [...]
AAP COVID-19 Page
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has created a helpful COVID-19 page that we encourage you to visit: https://healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/chest-lungs/Pages/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.aspx
AAP: Masks and Children During COVID-19
Please read this helpful American Academy of Pediatrics article on the CDC recommendation that children over age 2 wear face masks during COVID-19: https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/masks-and-children-during-covid-19/
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