At PYAM we wholeheartedly endorse the CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendation that all children ages 6- months to 21 years receive a influenza vaccine each year.
Despite not being able to prevent all influenza disease, the flu shot does provide protection from severe disease. It is especially important for our high risk patients to remember to get immunized each year
In case you’re wondering, the Flumist will not be offered again this year. It was not approved for use.
To schedule your flu shot only appointment simply call our central appointment line at 651-256-6714.
After a mild flu season it is easy to forget how very nasty the flu can be. One of the many reasons why the flu is so difficult to manage from a community health stand point is its unpredictability. No one can say that any given year will produce a virulent strain that sickens and hospitalizes hundreds, or whether it will be a mild flu season.
Unfortunately, On June 22, 2016, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that Flu Mist not be used in the 2016-17 influenza season due to poor effectiveness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are supporting this recommendation. PYAM will also be supporting this recommendation given by the ACIP, CDC, and AAP and will not have Flu Mist available this year.
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As we drift closer and closer to milder weather many kids will need sports physical forms; school physicals, and camp forms completed and signed by PYAM providers.
