Annapolis Pediatrics 2011 Flu Clinics
September 13, 2011
Annapolis Pediatrics offers flu vaccinations only during a regular scheduled physical OR at a scheduled flu clinic, see below for those flu clinic dates. Unfortunately we do not have the resources to schedule an appointment just for flu vaccinations. If you wish your child to be vaccinated, call the appointment line to secure a place at one of the scheduled flu clinics. Again, there will be no "flu shot only" appointments given, so please call our office to either schedule a physical, or to get into one of our flu clinics.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is stating that patients should not receive the injectable influenza vaccine at the same time they receive Prevnar 13. Annapolis Pediatrics is recommending that patients wait two weeks between injections. If you are scheduled for the a flu clinic and your child has had a physical within the past two weeks and has received Prevnar 13, the child can receive FluMist (intranasal vaccination) if over the age of 2 or you will need to reschedule your child's flu clinic appointment.
If your child is under the age of 10 and has never had a flu shot before, they will need 2 vaccinations 30 days apart.
The 2011 flu clinic dates are as follows:
| Date |
Time |
Location |
| 9/10/11 |
1pm - 4pm |
Annapolis |
| 9/14/11 |
5pm - 8pm |
Kent Island |
| 9/24/11 |
1pm – 4pm |
Annapolis |
| 10/8/11 |
9am – 12pm |
Waugh Chapel |
| 10/15/11 |
1pm - 4pm |
Annapolis |
| 10/19/11 |
5pm – 8pm |
Kent Island |
| 10/29/11 |
9am – 12pm |
Waugh Chapel |
Clinic appointments are offered in time blocks on these days and there is a limited amount available. The phone representative can help you when you call.
 What Did Dr. Mom Tell You About the Flu?
Read a story by Lea Hurt that recently appeared in the Crofton Patch that features Annapolis Pediatrics' very own Dr. Jim Rice
Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
About the Flu Vaccine:
Take time to get a flu vaccine
- CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses.
- While there are many different flu viruses, the flu vaccine protects against the three viruses that research suggests will be most common.
- The 2011-2012 vaccine will protect against an influenza A H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the H1N1 virus that emerged in 2009 to cause a pandemic.
- Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu vaccine as soon as the 2011-2012 vaccines are available.
- Vaccination of high risk persons is especially important to decrease their risk of severe flu illness.
- People at high risk of serious flu complications include young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes or heart and lung disease and people 65 years and older.
- Vaccination also is important for health care workers, and other people who live with or care for high risk people to keep from spreading flu to high risk people.
- Children younger than 6 months are at high risk of serious flu illness, but are too young to be vaccinated. People who care for them should be vaccinated instead.
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) offers more information here. |
