We wanted to let you know that our first shipment of flu shots is running low, and the vaccine manufacturer has told us that the second shipment will be delayed for a couple of weeks. No worries - we will have plenty of flu shots, and will continue to vaccinate into the winter. For now, however, please schedule your child for a flu vaccine ONLY if you would like your child to receive a FluMist (nasal flu vaccine). This is approved for healthy children 2 years and up, and is actually the preferred vaccine for children over 2 in most situations. If you have already scheduled your child for a flu shot, please keep your appointment. We have shots for everyone already scheduled to receive one. If you would like your child to receive a flu shot instead of a FluMist, please check the main page of our website - we should receive our second shipment of vaccine within a few weeks, and will post it there. This delay in shipping is a national issue and is not an issue unique to Carolina Kids, so please bear with us - and thanks for your patience!
Dr. Nechyba
Carolina Kids Pediatrics
We have just received word from Sanofi Pasteur, the manufacturer of our flu shots, that shipment of the second batch of flu shots for kids over 3 years old will be delayed into October. We currently have plenty of FluMist (intranasal flu vaccine) for kids over age 2 and we also have plenty of flu shots for kids under age 3, but we have only a limited number of flu shots for kids over 3 until October. Therfore, if you would like your child to receive a flu shot instead of a FluMist and they are over 3 years old and don't have a high-risk health condition, we ask that you wait to schedule your child's flu shot until our second shipment arrives in October. We'll keep you updated on this site, but feel free to give us a call if you have any questions!
Dr. Nechyba
Carolina Kids Pediatrics