Tick Bite - What To Do

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With the nicer weather, that means more outdoor time, which unfortunately means a greater risk for tick bites. Make sure after being in any field or wooded area you check yourself and your child head to toe for ticks. If you are worried a tick has been attached for 36 hours or more, please call us. It is very unlikely for Lyme Disease to transmit from a tick bite that is under 36 hours. Click here for a resource by the CDC on what to do if you find a tick attached. And let us know if you have any questions!

Mask Wearing in Office

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In the past few weeks there have been a lot of changes in guidelines for people who are fully vaccinated, but regardless of someone’s COVID19 vaccination status, the CDC still recommends wearing masks when in a healthcare setting. Due to this, we are still requiring everyone entering our office over the age of 2 to be wearing a face mask.

Please refer to this link by the CDC to see the updates made for fully vaccinated people.

And of course reach out to us if you have any questions about the virus or the vaccine!

COVID19 Vaccines for 12 and Older

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Children age 12 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID19 Pfizer Vaccine. You can preregister your child at the mass.gov website. Once you have an appointment booked, you will need to bring a written consent form. We currently do not have a supply of the COVID19 vaccine in our office, so we highly recommend signing up to receive it elsewhere until we have a supply. Once we have a supply, we will send out a message and update our website and facebook with details on how to sign up for it! You can access our COVID19 Page for more information about the vaccine and reach out to us with any other questions.

Behavioral Health Resources

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We are happy to announce that from partnering with the psychiatry department at Boston Children’s Hospital, we now have self management guides for different mental health conditions on our website. Please click here to go to the Behavioral Health Page for more details and links to the guides. As always, please call us to discuss if you have concerns about your or your child’s behaviors.

COVID-19 Vaccine Update

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As of February 18th, all patients 16 and older with 2 specified medical conditions are eligible to receive the COVID19 vaccine through the Massachusetts vaccination sites. We unfortunately are not distributing the COVID19 vaccine in our office currently. You do not need a letter from us to schedule your vaccine. Please check the COVID-19 Vaccine page on our website for details on how to schedule your vaccine. And call us with any questions.

Afternoon Well Child Appointments

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Due to the decrease in the rate of COVID-19 infections in our community, we are now opening spots in our afternoons for well child appointments again. If you had an appointment cancelled in the past 3 months or have not been able to schedule one due to time constraints, you can call us now to schedule afternoon appointments starting February 16th. We are still keeping our COVID-19 safety precautions in place to protect our patients and our staff. We are still offering virtual visits as well if you prefer.

Heavy Metals in Baby Foods

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There is a lot of conversation in the media this week about heavy metals in baby food. The American Academy of Pediatrics released a useful article about how to safely choose baby food a few years ago. Please click here to access it. We will update our website if they release any new information about this topic. And please call us with any other questions.

COVID19 Testing Update

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We are now offering testing for asymptomatic patients who have been exposed to COVID19.

If your child has been exposed, please call us to schedule a virtual visit.

We can offer COVID19 testing in our parking lot in the afternoon after your virtual visit appointment.

If you are concerned that your child may have COVID19, we can set up a virtual visit or an appointment in the office to do COVID19 testing.

At this time, we are not able to perform tests on patients who do not have symptoms and have not had an exposure. 

If you are going to have a COVID19 test performed elsewhere, please call your insurance first to check if it would be covered or not.

Please refer to our COVID19 Info page for more detailed information about the virus.  And feel free to call with any questions!  Stay safe and healthy out there!

COVID-19 Vaccines

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As you have probably heard, COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed to healthcare workers and we wanted to let our patients know that we have been vaccinating our own staff here at Roslindale Pediatrics over the past few weeks.

We have been putting measures in place here in the office to decrease the spread of COVID-19 and we appreciate everyone’s patience during these difficult times. We are hopeful that vaccinating our staff will give an even bigger impact in our fight against this virus. We want to make sure we can continue to treat our patients in the safest way possible in these unsure times.

The vaccine is not yet available to the general public or people under age 16, but we know some of our patients and patients’ parents fall into the group that is currently eligible. Below is a link to the CDC with information about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine:

COVID-19 Vaccine CDC Info

Feel free to call us with any questions, and refer to our COVID-19 page for updates on guidelines.