Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Booster Vaccine
If your child will be entering 7th grade or higher in the fall, all schools in California will be requiring documentation of vaccination against pertussis. This vaccine, called Tdap, or Adacel, is routinely given to all patients at their 11-year-old well visit. If your child is overdue for a well visit, or you think her or she may not have gotten this vaccine, please check with our staff or your child's doctor.

Flu Vaccine
.The FluMist nasal vaccine is available to patients 2 years of age or older who are healthy. It is not indicated for children who have certain medical issues such as asthma or diabetes. Our injectable flu vaccines are mercury-free and are available to all children  six months to 35 months of age. If your child is 9 years of age or younger and had never had a flu vaccine, he or she will require 2 doses, 1 month apart. Please phone our office if you have questions regarding flu vaccine and to schedule an appointment.

Attention to Parents of Children wtih Asthma
Children with asthma or history of wheezing need regular monitoring as they are more likely to become seriously ill duing the fall and winter months. You will soon be receiving our annual letter asking you to make an "annual asthma visit" appoinment for your child. This visit will include an exam, review of medications , spirometry (lung fuction test) , a flu vaccine and asthma action plan. Please call our office soon to make an appoinment with your child's primary physician. If you are uncertain if this type of appointment is appropriate for your child, please phone your primary physician.