BAPMG News
Important Flu Update Nov 17, 2009
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 21:47
H1N1 Vaccine
As of today we have received significant amounts of the following Influenza vaccine preparation:
• H1N1 Vaccine in the multiple dose vial with preservative for use in children 6 months and above.
We would like to get as many children vaccinated as quickly as possible. To do so we are employing two main strategies:
A) We are actively calling and scheduling patients from our wait lists.
B) We will be offering the above vaccines, where appropriate, to patients who are visiting the office for well child checks.
Because there are limits to how many patients we can vaccinate via standard scheduled appointments over a short period of time we are adding a third strategy:
On Saturday, November 21st we will hold an open flu clinic in our San Carlos Office (57 El Camino Real, San Carlos) Hours 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Absolutely no sign-in after 1 PM!
In order to vaccinate as many children as possible the following procedures will be used:
• Your child must be an active patient of Bay Area Pediatric Medical Group, Inc.
• This will be a “first come first served” clinic.
• There will be a $15 administration fee payable by cash or check.
No credit or debit cards will be processed.
• Insurance will not be billed.
• Only Preservative Containing Injectable H1N1 vaccine will be offered.
• Because of ongoing supply problems, we will not be offering preservative free
or nasal mist vaccine at this clinic
• Children must be in good health and fever free.
• There will be no doctor consultation or doctor visits available during this clinic
• Patients must be in Tier 1 Risk group which includes:
• Infants and children aged 6 mos. through 9 years of age.
• Any infant or child or adolescent over the age of 6 months who has asthma,
immunodeficiency, heart disease, neuromuscular disease or diabetes.
• Any parent or child (over the age of 6 months) living with an infant under the
age of six months.
By using these procedures we hope to be able to vaccinate two to three times as many patients as we would be able to at a “by appointment” clinic. If this type of clinic is successful we will offer additional open clinics in the future.
Seasonal Flu Update:
We received additional Injectable Preservative Free Seasonal Flu vaccine today as well. This preparation is for children over the age of three. We are actively calling patients in from our wait list for this vaccine.