Change in office hours 12/18
December 18, 2009 by Kenneth Carlson, MD
Our office normally closes on Fridays from noon until 2 pm. For Friday 12/18 we will be closed from 12 to 4 pm. Our office will open again at 4pm, available for phone calls and appointments until our usual eight pm closing.
Influenza update (12/16)
December 15, 2009 by Kenneth Carlson, MD
Influenza activity in Oregon continues to decline significantly. We anticipate seasonal flu (strains besides H1N1) to increase during typical flu season of December to April with peak in February. It is unknown if H1N1 strain will increase during that time. For latest updates on flu activity check out CDC Flu Updates
There is a new report today of concern regarding decreased efficacy of some lots of pre-filled syringe form of vaccine. This vaccine is only for children ages 6 months to 35 months. By our records small minority of vaccines administered came from one of the lot numbers of concern. It is NOT a safety recall. This does not affect mutli-dose vials (which is vast majority of our injectable form and form given to kids passed their 3rd birthday) or nasal vaccine. At this time recommendation is to complete two dose series as recommended. No extra doses are recommended at this time. No further action is recommended for any parents of children who received a vaccine from the lots. We did have a few doses remaining from the lot numbers and will not be using those in patients starting today. For more information visit CDC update.
We have been receiving increasing numbers of vaccine and now have adequate vaccine for all patients on our wait-list. Please call our office to schedule an appointment if you were previously on wait-list. If your child has an upcoming appointment already scheduled for another issue just be sure to ask your provider at that visit about receiving the vaccine. We have also received more seasonal flu vaccine and currently have both vaccines available for all age groups in both injectable and nasal forms. Nasal vaccine is only recommended for children over age 2 without chronic illnesses like asthma. A second dose is recommended for all children under age 10 at least 28 days after first dose. We have adequate supplies of vaccine to give booster doses.
Regular hours today (12/12)
December 12, 2009 by Kenneth Carlson, MD
While the threat of another ice storm looms the roads in Salem are clear enough for us to open. We will have regular hours and full service today. Drive carefully and take your time if you are coming to our office for an appointment today. We won’t mark you tardy.
H1N1 Vaccine now recommended for all priority groups
December 9, 2009 by Kenneth Carlson, MD
Oregon State Department of Health has broadened recommendations to again include all CDC priority groups. Due to short vaccine supply they had previously recommended deferring vaccine for healthy kids age 5 to 24 years old. Vaccine supply has improved in the state and we have are experiencing the same in our office. We will be using our established wait list to get vaccine to all who want it. If you’ve already requested to be on the wait list you do not need to request again. We are continuing to do about 200 shots each Saturday with additional flu clinics during the week.
Seasonal flu vaccine is also available again. We have it for all age groups. If you would like to schedule a flu shot appointment for seasonal flu vaccine just give our office a call. Just like H1N1 vaccine we are scheduling about one week at a time with additional demand being placed on a wait list.
Thank you to all our families for their patience. We are hopeful we will be able to get vaccine to all our patients.
Seasonal flu vaccine has arrived
December 5, 2009 by Kenneth Carlson, MD
We got a surprise shipment of seasonal flu vaccine for young and old this week. We currently have nasal vaccine and injectable seasonal influenza vaccine available for all children over 6 months old for children of all insurances. We can offer at your child’s next appointment. If no upcoming appointments call office to schedule flu shot appointment or wait list if appointment not yet available. We will be scheduling one week at a time.
In the last week we have received a much increased number of doses for H1N1 influenza vaccine. We are working through the wait list as fast as we can call and schedule people. We currently have nasal as well as injectable vaccines. Currently we are best stocked for influenza vaccines we have been all season. Our shot nurses are working quickly to call patients and get them scheduled for flu shot visits. If your child has an upcoming visit just ask for it at that time.
We want to send out a big thanks to all our families for their patience as we work to get vaccine distributed as quickly and fairly as possible.
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