COVID-19
2/5/2024:
We have the new updated 2023/2024 Covid vaccines. The CDC and the AAP recommend everyone ages 6 months and up receive a Covid vaccine. If your child had previous doses or covid in the past, they are still eligible for this new covid vaccine. Please call us or email us at [email protected] with any questions. Click here to view our latest newsletter. You can also read Dr. Chugani's interview with the Washington Post about this very topic!
We are still dealing with many respiratory viral illnesses along with some gastro-intestinal viruses as well now. Please continue to wash those hands and keep your children home when sick if possible. Here is a segment on 11Alive News that Dr. Chugani did discussing these illnesses as well as vaccination!
Rapid Testing update:
We have an in office rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 and influenza. We do not test for RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus). You can also conduct a home test for Covid if your child is sick with fever, respiratory, or gastrointestinal symptoms. Please remember that sometimes children will test negative the first time only to test positive 2-3 days later. So if they are still sick, retest. Also, there are many other viruses circulating right now including adenovirus, enterovirus, rhinovirus, human metapneumovirus to name just a few. We cannot identify all of these viruses, but the treatment for all viruses include fluids, medicines for fever, and time. Feel free to bring them into the office at any point if you have concerns.
This is a rapidly changing situation, and we will keep you updated as recommendations change. Thank you for your continued trust in us as your pediatricians. Here are links to the CDC website, GA dept. of health, and the AAP website for parents: