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By Tribeca Pediatrics,
October 3, 2023
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Dear Families,
We would like to share with you some information on our COVID 19 Vaccine program for the Fall 2023 season. Our offices currently have a limited supply of the new Pfizer COVID vaccine for children between the ages of 6 months to 11 years old, however we will be transitioning completely over to the new Moderna COVID vaccine within the next few weeks. We made this decision so that we could have a more sustainable COVID vaccine program and to minimize vaccine waste and storage. Both Pfizer and Moderna brands are mRNA monovalent vaccines, with the same COVID variant of XBB.1.5.
While the CDC did not expressly recommend interchangeability of COVID vaccine brands for children between the ages of 6 months to 4 years old, they have provided guidelines for children who receive different brands of the COVID vaccine, within this age group.
Children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years, who have started their COVID vaccine series with the Pfizer vaccine(s) will likely complete their series with Moderna If they get the vaccine in our office. Children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years who have already had 2 or more doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the past will only need to get one dose of the Moderna vaccine, at least 8 weeks from the last dose. Children in this age group who have never received a COVID vaccine or only 1 dose of the Pfizer brand, will need two doses of the Moderna vaccine, 4 weeks from the last dose.
Children between 5 years to 11 years will only need one dose of either brand. We will not be carrying the COVID vaccine for children 12+.
As we await our Moderna supply, we will be hosting COVID clinics with our current limited Pfizer vaccines in select offices: Tribeca (Manhattan), Prospect Heights (Brooklyn), Long Island City (Queens) and Ardsley (Westchester).
Scheduling is now open on our patient portal for these select locations. Because we do not yet know when our Moderna supply will be delivered, we are not able to guarantee which brand of the COVID vaccine we will have in stock at the office at time of your child’s scheduled appointment.
We will send another email once we have our Moderna COVID supply at all offices, within the next few weeks.
Q&A with Dr. Jessica George on the new COVID vaccine
Q: Do the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination continue to outweigh the risks for kids?
A: Yes. The main reason to update your child’s vaccination status is to prevent severe illness and hospitalization. There have been 600 pediatric COVID-related deaths since January 2022, and hospitalization rates have been increasing over the past 2 months.
More than half of hospitalized children do not have an underlying health condition and
COVID hospitalization rates are higher than other illnesses for which we offer universal vaccination, for example pneumococcal disease and chicken pox. With almost 700 million doses given, we know that the COVID vaccine is safe.
Q: If my child has already been vaccinated for COVID or recently had COVID, do they need this updated booster?
A: Yes. New data indicates that our immunity from either vaccination or infection wanes after several months, so boosting keeps our immunity high.
It is advised to wait at least 3 months after a COVID infection to receive the new booster.
On a personal note, as both a pediatrician and a mother, I wouldn’t recommend anything that I wouldn’t also do for my own family. My children and I will be getting the updated COVID vaccine this fall – I hope you’ll join us!
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