Post Road Pediatrics Vaccines

We have received our first shipments of the 2024-2025 Influenza and COVID-19 vaccines.

The flu vaccine is recommended for all patients 6 months of age and older. Children younger than 9 years of age who have not had a total of at least 2 flu vaccines in their life before this fall will need 2 doses of the vaccine, at least 4 weeks apart. Everyone else needs just one flu vaccine this fall.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC recommend everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccine since protection from last season's vaccines has likely waned. Both groups emphasize that children are not immune from severe disease.

As usual, we will be administering the vaccines when we see patients for scheduled office visits. If you do not have an upcoming visit, we have several vaccine clinics scheduled over the next few months.

Additional dates will be added if necessary.

We ask that you use the MyChart appointment scheduling feature for Vaccine Clinic appointments so that we can keep our phones and staff available for patients who need urgent advice or appointments. For patients ages 5 and under, we kindly ask that you call the office to schedule your visit. Our office only has the COVID-19 vaccine for those ages 18 years and under. See below for a reminder on how to schedule an appointment with MyChart.

How to Schedule a Flu or COVID (5 years and older) Clinic Appointment via MyChart:

1. You must have a parent "PROXY" account and/or a specific patient account for children 13 years of age and older.
2. OPEN the proxy or patient account. Please note: A proxy can schedule all appointments for patients that they have access to (even if the patient is 13 years of age or older - however, once the appointment is booked, it can only be seen on the patient account). Patients 18 years of age or older must use their own MyChart account to schedule an appointment.
3. On a smartphone, CLICK on the "Schedule an appointment" option under the "menu" icon. On a desktop, CLICK on "schedule an appointment " under the "Visits" drop down list.
4. CLICK "flu vaccine" or "COVID-19 vaccine" (if you want both vaccines at the same appointment,use the "COVID-19 vaccine" option and answer YES when asked if you want a flu vaccine at the same time) and then answer the health questions.
5. If there are no issues, you will be able to CLICK on the date and time you want, ie., Thursday September 19, 11:00 AM.
6. CLICK "Schedule".
7. You will need to complete pre-visit validation prior to the appointment.
8. Repeat these steps for each patient.

*COVID-19 Vaccines: Due to the allotment process implemented by the state, there is no guarantee that our office will have COVID-19 vaccinations available if you are scheduled to receive both the Fluand COVID vaccinations at your visit.

For those with needle phobia, please contact our office to schedule your child’s vaccine as a nurse visit rather than during a busy clinic so we can allow for the extra time needed to make the patient as comfortable as possible.

As a reminder, seasonal Flu and COVID-19 vaccines are also available at local pharmacies for patients 3 and older. Pharmacies may have more flexible scheduling options. We encourage you to schedule and receive your vaccines wherever is most convenient for your family!

We look forward to seeing you soon to help you stay healthy this winter!

Vaccine Information

• Flu Vaccine Information Sheet
• COVID-19 Vaccine Information Sheet for 12 years and older
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Fact Sheet for 6 months through 11 years