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Our Flu Clinic
Lexington Pediatrics will be following the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics for influenza vaccination. The current recommendations are that ALL children aged 6 months to 18 years receive the flu vaccine. This year the manufacturers of the flu vaccine were able to combine the seasonal vaccine and the H1N1 vaccine into one combination vaccine.
Children with egg allergies are not able to receive flu vaccines at the flu clinic. Please call to speak with us regarding your childs specific needs.
During the flu season, Lexington Pediatrics offers several walk-in flu clinics for your convenience. No appointment necessary. These clinics are for Lexington Pediatrics patients only. If you have registered, but have not been seen by an MD or PNP, you need to call the office to schedule an immunization review prior to coming to a flu clinic.
Lexington Pediatrics is able to offer the seasonal flu vaccines to the following age groups:
- Children 6mo through 2yrs of age can receive the preservative-free flu shot.
- Children 3yrs and older can receive the seasonal flu shot.
- Children over 2 yrs old who are healthy, do not have asthma, have not wheezed in the last year, have not received the MMR or the chickenpox vaccine in the last 4 weeks or have not been on steroids in the last 6 weeks can receive the Flu Mist.
Please bring your insurance card with you to the clinic.
Clinic Schedule for Next Few Weeks
OPEN TO ALL PATIENTS:
Our flu clinics are concluded for this season. Please schedule an appointment if your child, under 9 years old, needa a booster dose.
NOTE: any child under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult in order to receive a vaccine.
Payment
Flu shots are covered by insurance for children ages 6 months to 5 years, and those with certain medical problems. Lexington Pediatrics does submit claims to the insurance companies prior to asking for payment for the flu vaccines. If your insurance does not cover the cost of the flu vaccines, the cost is $32.75 for the injection given to children under 3yrs old, $28.75 for the injection given to those 3 and older and $39.75 for the nasal mist vaccine.
Please bring your insurance card to the flu clinic.
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SPOTLIGHT
Hard to believe, but it's flu season in New England! We know that when we see cases of flu, we also see increased hospitalization rates in children, so Lexington Pediatrics encourages all parents to consider protecting themselves and their children with a flu vaccine.
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KNOW MORE |
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In past generations, influenza has killed 500,000 people in the US in a year. Flu strains vary each year so the threat has to be managed by the US Center for Disease Control. Even with vigilant management and communication, the US still loses nearly 10,000 lives to flu complications in a mild season.
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