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... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
We are shutting down CHADIS and moving to a different system for sharing developmental and behavioral screening instruments with our families. Over the years, people have not been receiving the emails and finding the system challenging to navigate. We will be moving... by Dr. Jeffrey Jennings | Sep 20, 2022 | Administration
As many of you may have noticed, some of our providers here at PMOW are expecting babies themselves. Soon, in fact. Which is wonderful news and we are all very excited for them! However, it is going to mean we are missing two providers for a while this winter, and... 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 25, 2021 | Flu Shots, Uncategorized
We have received our first batch of flu vaccines for patients under the age of 18 and we will have our first flu shot clinic in just a few weeks. With COVID on the rise again and most of our patients unvaccinated, we will once again plan to hold these events out of... 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...
