Bootin and Savrick Pediatric Associates

Perhaps the single most important preventive action we have for children is vaccination. Vaccines now prevent a long list of infections that even in our parents and grandparent’s day killed many children every year. 

We know vaccines are extraordinarily safe and effective, especially when given according to the recommended schedule. This regimen is the strong recommendation of all of our providers based on years of education and years or even decades of experience .

We acknowledge that many parents today are struggling under an onslaught of mostly misinformation and have many questions about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. All of us here at Bootin and Savrick are happy to answer any and all questions, and find answers from reputable sources if we do not immediately know them. In this way we can work together with families to do what is best for all of our patients to set them up for a healthy childhood. This includes protection from dangerous, vaccine preventable infections.  

We understand that parenting is stressful, and more so now in the era of social media influence. It is particularly difficult to sort out high quality information from dangerous misinformation, and for this reason we want parents to come to view us as a trusted source of high quality factual information regarding the health of their child. 

We understand it can take time to establish this trust and rapport, and for this reason we do not dismiss families who need a longer time to establish this relationship. We are extremely happy that the OVERWHELMING majority of our families fully vaccinate their children in a timely manner and acknowledge and value the trust that they place in us to reach this goal.

In Summary –

We absolutely recommend and hope all parents will get their children fully protected against vaccine preventable disease as quickly as possible using the current recommended schedule. We frequently update our website and social media with new information and recommendations as well as high quality, scientific information you can rely upon when making decisions about your child’s health. There are always helpful articles and posts about a wide variety of pediatric issues and hope you will come to utilize these sources when you have questions about your children and vaccines and other topics.

We absolutely recommend and hope all parents will get their children fully protected against vaccine preventable disease as quickly as possible using the current recommended schedule. We frequently update our website and social media with new information and recommendations as well as high quality, scientific information you can rely upon when making decisions about your child’s health. There are always helpful articles and posts about a wide variety of pediatric issues and hope you will come to utilize these sources when you have questions about your children and vaccines and other topics.

Our physicians are alarmed at the recent CDC actions regarding the childhood vaccine schedule.  This is confusing to parents and dangerous for our pediatric patients as well as the community in general.  All of our providers will continue to recommend that childhood vaccines be completed fully and in a timely manner.  In the past we have always been able to depend on the CDC for good, high quality information, but recently that has become more difficult.

At this time the most reliable source for vaccine information is the American Academy of Pediatrics whose vaccine schedule and information can be viewed with the link below.  

As always, we are always available for questions and discussions through our one 24/7 phone number (713) 795-9500.