6/5/2022: Here are the SSP plans for the new pediatric Covid Vaccine for ages 6 months to 5 years
The new pediatric Covid vaccine for ages 6 month to 5 years is here and just awaiting the FDA approval. Here's what SSP is doing to facilitate the administration of the vaccine to our community.
In the meantime, please remember to WEAR A MASK when coming in the office for any appointment. Our Covid protocols have not changed.
Thank you for the collaboration. We are excited too!
Dr. Cao, Dr. Choksey, Dr. Aurigemma and Your SSP Team :-)
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In the meantime, please remember to WEAR A MASK when coming in the office for any appointment. Our Covid protocols have not changed.
Thank you for the collaboration. We are excited too!
Dr. Cao, Dr. Choksey, Dr. Aurigemma and Your SSP Team :-)
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#letsdothis #covidguidelines #pediatrician #quarantine
5/17/22: The FDA has approved the covid vaccine booster for ages 5-11 yo, now what?
It's a great day today and we am sure you've heard. The FDA has approved the use of the 5-11 yo booster today so we want to give you more details about when and how SSP will offer it.
First of all, SSP is ready but we need to wait for the final approval from the CDC and to receive instructions. We know that children in this age category are eligible for a booster after at least 5 months from the second dose.
What's next?
SSP will wait for official instructions from the CDC and will email you with guidelines, appointment availability and precise instructions on how to schedule the appointment. SSP has just placed a big order to receive the booster doses and is awaiting for a reply from the NY State program. SSP will also plan an Instagram Live Q&A to answer all your questions. We will email you when we have the date.
In the meantime, please remember to WEAR A MASK when coming in the office for any appointment. Our Covid protocols have not changed.
Thank you for the collaboration. We are excited too!
Dr. Cao, Dr. Choksey, Dr. Aurigemma and Your SSP Team :-)
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#letsdothis #covidguidelines #pediatrician #quarantine
First of all, SSP is ready but we need to wait for the final approval from the CDC and to receive instructions. We know that children in this age category are eligible for a booster after at least 5 months from the second dose.
What's next?
SSP will wait for official instructions from the CDC and will email you with guidelines, appointment availability and precise instructions on how to schedule the appointment. SSP has just placed a big order to receive the booster doses and is awaiting for a reply from the NY State program. SSP will also plan an Instagram Live Q&A to answer all your questions. We will email you when we have the date.
In the meantime, please remember to WEAR A MASK when coming in the office for any appointment. Our Covid protocols have not changed.
Thank you for the collaboration. We are excited too!
Dr. Cao, Dr. Choksey, Dr. Aurigemma and Your SSP Team :-)
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#letsdothis #covidguidelines #pediatrician #quarantine
Updated CDC Quarantine and Isolation Recommendations as of 1/3/22
Here are the guidelines as described on the CDC website on 1/3/22. Please, note that guidelines are regularly updated so please refer to the Official CDC Website for the latest recommendations ( https://www.cdc.gov/ )
If Your Child Tests Positive for COVID-19 (Isolate) - Everyone, regardless of vaccination status.
If Your Child Was Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (Quarantine): The date of your exposure is considered day 0.
1) If your child has been boosted OR Completed the primary series of Pfizer vaccine:
2) If your child has not received the covid vaccine:
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Foot Note: Please, note that the above CDC recommendations are for SINGLE exposure and do not apply to ONGOING exposures. Please, refer to the CDC website for further details.
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If Your Child Tests Positive for COVID-19 (Isolate) - Everyone, regardless of vaccination status.
- Stay home for 5 days.
- If your child has no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, he/she/they can leave your house as long as they can be masked.
- Continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.
- If your child has a fever, continue to stay home until your fever resolves.
If Your Child Was Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (Quarantine): The date of your exposure is considered day 0.
1) If your child has been boosted OR Completed the primary series of Pfizer vaccine:
- Wear a mask around others for 10 days.
- Test on day 5.
- If he/she/they develops symptoms get a test and stay home.
2) If your child has not received the covid vaccine:
- Stay home for 5 days. After that continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days. If your child can't mask, stay home for 10 days.
- Test on day 5.
- If your child develops symptoms get a test and stay home.
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Foot Note: Please, note that the above CDC recommendations are for SINGLE exposure and do not apply to ONGOING exposures. Please, refer to the CDC website for further details.
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Instagram LIVE: Updated CDC Quarantine and Isolation Recommendations as of 1/1/22
Please, remember that the recommendations in this video are from the CDC as of January 1st 2022. Also, please note that public schools in NYC have different guidelines, please check with your child's school what their requirements are.
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The Covid-19 Vaccine Program at SSP: the latest update - 10/31/2021
We are excited about the SSP Covid Vaccine Program for ages 5-11 and we want to share the latest updates as the CDC will meet on Tuesday for the final approval and all our SSP families are anxious to schedule an appointment :-)
UPDATES as of 10/31/21:
1. SSP has not received a shipment notification as of today but the infrastructure to schedule appointments is ready.
2. As soon as SSP receives the first shipment we will send out an EMAIL about how to schedule appointments. In the meantime here are some guidelines.
3. If you have a flu vaccine appointment you won't need to schedule an extra one. Your child will be offered the Covid vaccine at that time.
4. If you have an Annual Visit/Preventive Care appointment already scheduled you won't need to book an extra one. Your child will be offered the Covid vaccine at that time.
5. It will NOT be possible to administer the Covid vaccine during same day sick visits.
6. SSP is thinking out of the box and will open on a Saturday for a Covid Vaccine Clinic (details will be emailed next week). We are looking for Volunteers from our SSP Families who are licensed to administer vaccines.
7. The Covid Vaccine program at SSP will be exclusively for SSP Families until we are able to vaccinate all eligible SSP patients. It will then open up to the general public.
Please WATCH this detailed short VIDEO for all details.
What you can do to help?
1. Share this post with your friends who come to SSP in case they missed it.
2. Avoid calling the office to ask for updates, we will communicate with you as usual.
3. Be on the lookout for an email this week about SCHEDULING PROTOCOLS.
Let's get excited and let's also be ready to work together so we can help our kids get protected.
#letsdothis #covidvaccine #pediatrician
UPDATES as of 10/31/21:
1. SSP has not received a shipment notification as of today but the infrastructure to schedule appointments is ready.
2. As soon as SSP receives the first shipment we will send out an EMAIL about how to schedule appointments. In the meantime here are some guidelines.
3. If you have a flu vaccine appointment you won't need to schedule an extra one. Your child will be offered the Covid vaccine at that time.
4. If you have an Annual Visit/Preventive Care appointment already scheduled you won't need to book an extra one. Your child will be offered the Covid vaccine at that time.
5. It will NOT be possible to administer the Covid vaccine during same day sick visits.
6. SSP is thinking out of the box and will open on a Saturday for a Covid Vaccine Clinic (details will be emailed next week). We are looking for Volunteers from our SSP Families who are licensed to administer vaccines.
7. The Covid Vaccine program at SSP will be exclusively for SSP Families until we are able to vaccinate all eligible SSP patients. It will then open up to the general public.
Please WATCH this detailed short VIDEO for all details.
What you can do to help?
1. Share this post with your friends who come to SSP in case they missed it.
2. Avoid calling the office to ask for updates, we will communicate with you as usual.
3. Be on the lookout for an email this week about SCHEDULING PROTOCOLS.
Let's get excited and let's also be ready to work together so we can help our kids get protected.
#letsdothis #covidvaccine #pediatrician
The Covid-19 Vaccine for ages 5-11 is coming. Here's what your SSP Team is doing - 10/19/2021
We are as excited as you are about the prospects of the Covid Vaccine being soon available for ages 5-11 and we want you to know what your SSP team has been doing to be ready.
What you can do to help?
Great question! Here's a few things you can do to help us being successful:
1) Share this email with your friends who come to SSP in case they missed it.
2) Avoid calling the office to ask for updates, we will communicate with you as usual.
3) Be on the lookout for an email about an INSTAGRAM LIVE where we will give you updates and share our protocols for scheduling appointments.
Let's get excited and let's also be ready to work together so we can help our kids get protected.
Matteo Trisolini | Dad | CBO | Culture Revolutionary
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South Slope Pediatrics
501 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
office 718.576.2450
- We were approved months ago by the DOH to administer the Covid-19 vaccine and we have been doing so for all adults ages 18yo and older. We did this to help the community and practice for you.
- Last week we were able to pre-order the Pfizer Covid vaccine for ages 5-11 but we have no information as to when it will be officially approved, available or when it will be shipped to us.
- We are keeping up with the news and we are working to create protocols to schedule visits for the Covid vaccine.
What you can do to help?
Great question! Here's a few things you can do to help us being successful:
1) Share this email with your friends who come to SSP in case they missed it.
2) Avoid calling the office to ask for updates, we will communicate with you as usual.
3) Be on the lookout for an email about an INSTAGRAM LIVE where we will give you updates and share our protocols for scheduling appointments.
Let's get excited and let's also be ready to work together so we can help our kids get protected.
Matteo Trisolini | Dad | CBO | Culture Revolutionary
#relationships #weareheretohelp
South Slope Pediatrics
501 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
office 718.576.2450
A Talk about multisystem inflammatory syndrome, Kawasaki like Disease - recorded live on Instagram - 5/14/2020
Dr. Hai Cao, MD from South Slope Pediatrics invites long time colleague and pediatric rheumatologist Dr. Lilliana Barillas-Arias, MD to join him live on Instagram to discuss the latest information available regarding the Kawasaki like syndrome that recently appeared with Covid19 and is affecting children in the US. Dr. Cao and Dr. Barillas-Aries also take questions from the viewers.
This event has been recorded during the broadcasted Instagram Live on 5/14/2020.
Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that involves inflammation of the blood vessels. It occurs in children. A form of this disease has been identified as a pediatric inflammatory multi systems syndrome associated with Covid19.
This event has been recorded during the broadcasted Instagram Live on 5/14/2020.
Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that involves inflammation of the blood vessels. It occurs in children. A form of this disease has been identified as a pediatric inflammatory multi systems syndrome associated with Covid19.
Live Infant/Toddler CPR Class - recorded live on Zoom - 5/9/2020
During this class, in collaboration with our partners from MommaTribe, super-nurse Taima from South Slope Pediatrics shares CPR techniques for infant and toddler and takes questions from viewers.
Dr. Cao also makes a cameo towards the end of the presentation to talk about emergency situations such as falls and head injuries.
Dr. Cao also makes a cameo towards the end of the presentation to talk about emergency situations such as falls and head injuries.
SSP Updated Guidelines for Wellness Visits in Person
SSP is focused n creating a safe environment for you to be able to come in person for your wellness visits. Here's what we have been doing and our latest guidelines and protocols:
1. We have not seen a sick patient in person since March 16th 2020. We have done this to be able to provide a safe environment to all patients who need to come in for wellness visits and vaccinations.
2. We are all wearing full PPE to protect you.
3. The office is sanitized often and the rooms are sanitized before and after each use.
4. We are limiting only 3 families at a time to be scheduled at the same time for a visit to limit the number of individuals at the office.
5. We ask that only 1 parent comes in with the child for the visit.
6. There's no wait time as no one waits in the waiting area.
7. We require that you wear your mask when you enter the office. Your child or baby is not required to wear a mask, sometimes they just won't keep it on and that is why we and you must wear masks, so we can protect them.
8. At arrival, only 1 family will be allowed in the front desk area for contact-less check-in. The front desk might ask you to wait outside for a few seconds while we clear the check in area for you.
9. SSP will continue to see sick patients virtually only until further notice.
1. We have not seen a sick patient in person since March 16th 2020. We have done this to be able to provide a safe environment to all patients who need to come in for wellness visits and vaccinations.
2. We are all wearing full PPE to protect you.
3. The office is sanitized often and the rooms are sanitized before and after each use.
4. We are limiting only 3 families at a time to be scheduled at the same time for a visit to limit the number of individuals at the office.
5. We ask that only 1 parent comes in with the child for the visit.
6. There's no wait time as no one waits in the waiting area.
7. We require that you wear your mask when you enter the office. Your child or baby is not required to wear a mask, sometimes they just won't keep it on and that is why we and you must wear masks, so we can protect them.
8. At arrival, only 1 family will be allowed in the front desk area for contact-less check-in. The front desk might ask you to wait outside for a few seconds while we clear the check in area for you.
9. SSP will continue to see sick patients virtually only until further notice.
Live SSP Q&A re: Covid19 - recorded live on 3/20/2020
On Friday 3/20/2020 your SSP Team was Live in the private SSP Families Facebook Group to answer pressing questions about the spreading of coronavirus in our community and to update our patients about what SSP can do for you.
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