Vaccination &Immunizations
Pediatric Wizards feels very strongly that vaccinating children on schedule with
currently available vaccines is absolutely the right thing to do for all
children and young adults. All children and young adults should receive all of
the recommended vaccines according to the schedule published by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics. We
believe, based on all available literature, evidence, and current studies, that
vaccines do not cause autism or other developmental disabilities.
In some cases, we may alter the schedule to accommodate parental concerns or
reservations. Please be advised, however, that delaying or "breaking up the
vaccines" to give one or two at a time over two or more visits goes against
expert recommendations, and can even put your child at risk for serious illness
(or even death) and goes against our medical advice as providers at Pediatric
Wizards. Such additional visits will require additional co-pays on your part.
If you should absolutely refuse to vaccinate your child(ren) despite all our
efforts, we will kindly ask you to find another health care provider who shares
your views.
Vaccination Schedules
Age Birth-6yrs Vaccine Schedule
7-18yrs Vaccine Schedule
Catch Up Vaccine Schedule
Alternative Vaccination Schedule Policy
As described above, we, at Pediatric Wizards, strongly support the recommended
vaccine schedule. Increasingly, we are being asked to withhold routine vaccines
or give vaccines on an "alternate" schedule. For more information on our
alternate vaccine policy please call.
Vaccine Information Handouts
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). VISs explain both the benefits
and risks of a vaccine to adult vaccine recipients and the parents or legal
representatives of vaccinees who are children and adolescents. Federal law
requires that VISs be handed out whenever certain vaccinations are given (before
each dose).
Chicken
Pox (Varivax)
DTaP
Hib
Hep A
Hep B
Influenza Vaccine
Influenza Nasal (FluMist)
MMR
Meningococcal (Menactra)
Pneumococcal - PCV13
Polio
Rotavirus
Td/Tdap
HPV (Gardasil)
Multi-Vaccines
For more information on vaccinations:
American Academy of Pediatrics -
www.aap.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
www.cdc.gov
Immunization Action Coalition -
www.vaccineinformation.org
National Network for Immunization Information -
www.immunizationinfo.org