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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 [...]
Blue Fish Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Patients 5-11 Years Old
Dear Blue Fish Families, We are currently preparing to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in our offices to Blue Fish patients 5 to 11 years old. Please note that it will only be given [...]
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
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/
COVID-19 Pediatric FAQs
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pediatric FAQs Dr. Peter Jung Updated 3/13/2020 Kids may be developing less severe symptoms, but does that have any potential impact on the possibility of reinfection? No one knows for sure, but [...]
Dr. Jung’s Blog on Coronavirus Disease 2019
You can find Dr. Peter Jung's helpful and informative blog on Coronavirus Disease 2019 by clicking the link below: peterjung.blogspot.com
CDC: What to Do If You Are Sick with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Please follow the CDC guidelines for what to do if you are sick with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019). https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/steps-when-sick.html
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