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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
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 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
NPR: A Comic to Help Kids Understand Coronavirus
The following comic can be found at https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus
Dr. Jung’s Blog about Tamiflu
Post #47 How to Optimally Utilize Tamiflu The take home message is that because of side effects and costs, using Tamiflu during the flu season should not be a knee-jerk reaction. Every year in [...]
For Our Cigna Patients
Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics, You may have heard that those covered by Cigna health insurance may lose in-network access to Memorial Hermann facilities or affiliated physicians as of April 30, 2020 unless an [...]
NY Times: How to Communicate Better With Your Children in the New Year
Often, the central message in experts’ advice to parents is find ways to pay attention to what is going on in your kids’ lives, to be present with them and to listen... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/well/family/how-to-communicate-better-with-your-children-in-the-new-year.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share [...]
NY Times: 5 Childhood Conditions That Don’t Require a Trip to the E.R.
By Jacob E. OsterhoutOctober 3, 2019 Even the most squeamish parents can treat these common ailments without ever needing to leave the house. My 4-year-old son has a particularly active imagination. On any given day, [...]
AAP: Infant Deaths in Sitting Devices
Large study sheds light on infant deaths in sitting devices Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff, Associate Editor Every year, several hundred infants fall victim to sleep-related deaths in sitting devices like car seats, bouncers or swings used improperly [...]
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