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 | Sep 10, 2025 | Flu Shots
Well, it’s that time of year again! Flu shots have arrived and we will be starting up our annual flu shot clinics. As always, these are done by appointment. So please call the office. We will have weekday and weekend dates available, so hopefully we can find... 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 | Nov 1, 2024 | Administration
Sadly, we must share with the broader PMOW family that Julianne Mastroe APRN will be leaving us at the end of the month. She has been an integral part of our team for the past few years, much loved by both patients and staff, and we will miss her greatly. She has... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Aug 27, 2024 | Flu Shots
It’s hard to believe summer is ending and it’s flu shot season again. But so it is. We are starting to book our flu shot clinics. We have several dates available in September, both weekdays and weekends. We will continue to add dates as the season... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Oct 21, 2023 | Administration
As part of our PCMH transformation, Pediatric Medicine of Wallingford is measuring outcomes and we will be sharing quality-improvement data with our patients periodically. For example, our current HPV vaccination rate for 18-year-old patients is close to 75%. This 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 | Aug 30, 2023 | Flu Shots
It’s that time again! School is starting and our flu shots have arrived. We are beginning to schedule our annual flu shot clinics for September and October. Flu shots are recommended for all children over 6 months. “Children 6 months of age and older are... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | May 19, 2023 | Administration
As many already know, the federal government lifted the COVD Public Health Emergency on 5/11/23. That does NOT mean that COVID-19 is gone. It is very much still with us and shows, sadly, no signs of going anywhere soon. The rate of COVID related fatalities is... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Apr 27, 2023 | Adolescent
WARNING: This post contains discussion of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Authorities have been reporting an alarming increase in rates of STI during recent years. The infections have disproportionately affected young people, with studies reporting nearly...
