Flu Shots 2025

Dear Parents and Families,

As your child’s pediatrician, our highest priority is keeping your child healthy and protected, especially during flu season. We strongly encourage you to have your child’s flu vaccine administered here at Peds Care—their medical home—rather than at outside clinics or pharmacies. Here’s why:

1. Continuity of Care

Your child’s health history, allergies, and vaccination record are all carefully maintained in our office. When the flu vaccine is given here, it becomes a seamless part of their medical record. This ensures we can track and update their immunization history accurately and avoid gaps or duplications.

2. Personalized Pediatric Expertise

Flu vaccines are not “one size fits all.” Depending on your child’s age, health status, and previous reactions, we may recommend different vaccine formulations. Our pediatric team is specially trained to assess and provide the safest, most effective option tailored for your child.

3. Safety and Monitoring

We understand your child’s unique medical needs. If your child experiences any reaction, we are fully equipped to provide immediate, appropriate care. Our staff knows your child, their medical background, and their comfort level, making the experience safer and less stressful.

4. Integrated Preventive Care

The flu vaccine visit is also an opportunity for us to check in on your child’s overall health, growth, and development. Unlike a quick pharmacy visit, this setting allows us to address any concerns you may have and ensure your child receives comprehensive care.

5. Community Protection

Vaccinating within your pediatric office helps us better track immunization rates in our community and ensures children are protected in a timely and coordinated way—helping to keep schools, daycares, and families healthier.

6. Why Timing Matters for the Flu Shot

• If you get it too early, the protection may wear off before the flu is at its peak.

• Getting it during flu season means your child is fully protected when germs are spreading the most.

• Typically, we begin giving the flu vaccine around the middle to end of September. This ensures that the vaccine will keep your child protected into flu season and will not run out before the season ends!

• The right timing helps keep kids in school, parents at work, and protects babies, grandparents, and others who could get very sick.

We appreciate your trust in Peds Care. By choosing to have your child’s flu vaccine administered here, you are ensuring they receive the highest standard of pediatric care. Please call our office today to schedule your child’s flu shot appointment.

Together, we can help protect your child—and our whole community—from the flu.

Warmly,

Your Peds Care Team