How to Minimize Your Baby's Risk of Allergies
Millions of American children have allergies, but there are steps you can take early in life to help prevent them. This article highlights simple ways to lower your baby’s allergy risk.
Flu Vaccines are here!!
We're happy to announce that flu vaccines have arrived! We strongly recommend that everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine, to protect you and your family from the flu.
Flu shots are especially important this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, see this excellent article from UCSF:
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/09/418406/why-covid-19-means-you-need-flu-shot-year
Call us to schedule an appointment, or if you have any questions!
*Please note, vaccine availability sometimes changes as we distribute vaccines, so please call before you come to ensure that we still have the vaccine your child needs in stock!
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