Happy New Year 2010!

Happy New Year to everybody! We are sorry we havent posted any info in awhile, but we do plan on providing information here on a monthly basis, so stay tuned!

What we are seeing in the office:

• we have seen a nice decrease in the amount of H1N1 influenza seen in the area
• if history holds true, we should start to soon see an increase in Seasonal influenza
• we have started to see RSV, which is a fever/ runny nose/ cough/ wheezing/ ear infection illness that tends to affect younger children under age 3
• we are also seeing lots of gastroenteritis, also known as "stomach flu"

Vaccine reminder:

• we do have H1N1 vaccine, and as a reminder, a second (booster) dose is recommended for all children aged 9 or younger who received the first dose of vaccine
• the booster should be given 3-6 weeks after the first dose was given

Please stay tuned and stay warm!
We will be providing updated information again soon in the near future!
And... Happy New Year!!!

-esp