by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Nov 23, 2025 | General Pediatrics, Infectious Disease
It appears that on November 19, 2025 the HHS Secretary RFK, Jr directed the CDC to change its website to suggest that, contrary to all prior statements, medical science has not, in fact, clearly demonstrated that there is no link between vaccines and autism. He said... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Sep 20, 2025 | General Pediatrics, Infectious Disease
The CDC Advisory Committee on Vaccine Practices (ACIP) wrapped up its much anticipated September meeting yesterday. The committee voted to remove the recommendation for MMRV vaccine under 4 years of age, and to eliminate it from the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Jun 27, 2025 | Infectious Disease
So you might have heard that the ACIP committee (CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) voted yesterday to remove a preservative called thimerosal from flu vaccines. There are several things we want you to know about this: Perhaps most importantly, THERE IS... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Oct 7, 2023 | Infectious Disease
We are very excited to announce that we have received our first shipment of nirsevimab (Beyfortis) from the state VFC program. And that means we can make it available to any child under 8 months of age. We will be offering it at all our regular care visits, but, if... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Oct 26, 2021 | Infectious Disease
We are expecting a lot of information in the next 2 weeks regarding COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged 5-11 years. The FDA will be reviewing the Pfizer application this week and the CDC is expected to meet and release recommendations on Nov. 2nd and 3rd. It is difficult... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Aug 17, 2021 | Infectious Disease
To Our Valued Patients and Families, At this point in the COVID Pandemic, when everyone is sick and tired of the rules and restrictions, we feel it may be necessary to clarify or reiterate our policy on using face masks while in the office. Put simply, masks are...
