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2010-07-28 Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
While numbers of mosquitos are down so far this year, the proportion of them infected with EEE is very high. Please take precautions to protect your children and yourselves. There is no cure or treatment and this can be a devastating, often fatal disease.
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2010-07-27 West Nile Virus

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2010-06-29 California reports epidemic levels of Whooping Cough, states the LA Times.
"Five babies have died since January and the number of confirmed cases is four times higher than the same period last year. Health officials urge anyone in contact with infants to be inoculated. "
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2010-06-17 Swimmer's Ear
What to do for it
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2010-06-17 Answers to all your burning questions from the Mayo Clinic Staff. Plus sunscreening ratings from the Environmental Working Group
All about sunscreens and burns.
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Links
American Academy of Pediatrics    AAP.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    cdc.gov
Medem Physician-Patients Communications Network    medem.com
National Alliance for Autism Research    NAAR.org
Safe Kids Worldwide    safekids.org
South Shore Hospital, Weymouth MA    sshosp.org
South Shore Physician Hospital Organization    sspho.org
Children's Health Information    medem.com/medlb/sub_detaillb.cfm?parent_id=10&act=disp
Vaccine Information    vaccineinformation.org
Massachusetts State Resources     autism-pdd.net/links/massachus.html
Children's Hospital Boston Travel Clinic    childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices/Site1913/mainpageS1913P0.html
Poison Control Center    maripoisoncenter.org
Young Women's Health    youngwomenshealth.org
Young Men's Health    youngmenshealthsite.org
Zero to Three - National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families    zerotothree.org
REACH Educational Services    reachedu.com
Healthy Children    healthychildren.org
Sound Advice on Autism: AAP offers a collection of interviews with pediatricians, researchers and parents.    http://www.aap.org/audio/autism/
Immunization Info from the AAP    aap.org/immunization/index.html

Our Immunization Schedule

This immunization schedule is subject to change based on current guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.  Additional immunizations or variations to this schedule may be recommended on a case-by-case basis.

For additional information on these or any other immunizations, please speak with your pediatrician. You may also check the following websites: www.AAP.org and www.CDC.gov.

Age
Immunization
Newborn Hep B
2 months Pentacel (DTaP, IPV, Hib), Hep B, Prevnar, RotaTeq (orally)
4 months Pentacel (DTaP, IPV, Hib), Prevnar, RotaTeq (orally), Hep B if not given in newborn period
6 months Pentacel (DTaP, IPV, Hib), Hep B, Prevnar, RotaTeq (orally)
12 months Varivax, Hep A, Prevnar
15 months Pentacel (DTaP, IPV, Hib), MMR
18 months Hep A, catch-up Prevnar
2 years Catch-up Hep A, Prevnar
3 years Catch-up Prevnar
4 years MMR, Varivax, catch-up Prevnar
5 years DTaP, IPV
6 years Varivax (if needed)
11 years Tdap, Menactra, Varivax (if needed)
12 years HPV (females only)
12-18 years Catch-up Tdap, Menactra, Varivax, HPV (females only)