Sandhills offers a comprehensive and well-rounded
medical service to your children from
birth through college age. Having trained, and in some
cases taught, at many of the country's
finest medical institutions, our practitioners
offer a broad and diverse pediatric experience
which is enhanced by our individual subspecialty
interests. We pride ourselves on a tradition
of excellence, accessibility, and caring.
We look forward to establishing a "physician-parent" partnership
with you, to serve the needs of your children.
Flu Shots
Sandhills Pediatrics now has supplies of both seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccines.
We will be conducting flu clinics from 4:30 to 6:30 PM as follows:
- Thursday, December 3rd – Lexington Office
- Tuesday, December 8th – Northeast Office
- Thursday, December 10th – Downtown Office
- Tuesday, December 15th – Dutch Fork Office
We can administer both flu shots during the same office visit. Please call to reserve your spot!
A flu shot is the single best way to protect against "influenza illness." This
season there are two influenza viruses:
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Seasonal flu
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2009 H1N1 (swine flu)
The CDC recommends the following groups be vaccinated against "swine flu":
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People 6 months through 24 years of age
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Pregnant women
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People who care for or live with infants younger than 6 months (e.g. parents,
siblings, day care providers)
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Health care and emergency service personnel
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People age 25 years - 64 years of age with certain medical conditions considered
higher risk for flu related complications
The CDC recommends that all children 6 months through 18 years of age be vaccinated
against seasonal flu
The "flu shot" is an inactivated vaccine containing "killed virus" approved for
use in people 6 months of age and older, including health people, pregnant women
and people with chronic medical conditions.
The nasal spray flu vaccine is a vaccine made with live, weakened viruses that
do not cause the flu (sometimes called LAIV) for "live attenuated influenza
vaccine." LAIV is approved for healthy people age 2 years to 49 years of age.
Every child will need both a seasonal flu shot and a "swine flu" shot to be
protected against both forms of the flu this year. Please see CDC.gov web site
for further information about these shots for more information about
effectiveness and side effects.
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