San Mateo County has declared a State of Emergency due to the heavy rains. We will be closing our office early to make sure our staff can get home safely. If you have an appointment scheduled today, or have an emergency and need to be seen, please call us ASAP. We agree with current recommendations to stay home and avoid driving this afternoon. Please stay safe!

Good news…we now have the new bivalent COVID boosters in stock! We have both Moderna and Pfizer bivalent boosters:

There is a new bivalent booster that has been approved and we are getting a lot of questions about all the different COVID vaccine options out there.  We prepared this guide to try and help you in making your decisions, this applies to people who are immunocompetent [meaning they don’t have an underlying medical condition that impacts their immune system]. We know this is confusing, we’ve shared some informational diagrams as well for those of you who are more visual learners 😊 Feel free to set up an appointment with your doctor at PWG if you have more questions or would like to discuss further.  We currently have the following COVID vaccines: Novavax primary series for 12 years and up, Pfizer for 6 months and up [both primary series, old booster and new booster], Moderna 6mos and up [primary series and old booster for 18+, we do not have their new bivalent booster].

• Primary series: these are the first doses of the vaccine and need to be completed before any boosters are given.
  • Pfizer age 6mo-4yrs: need 3 doses in the primary series. Dose 1 –> in 3 to 8 weeks get dose 2 –> at least 8 weeks later get dose 3
  • Pfizer age 5 years and older: need 2 doses in the primary series. Dose 1 –> in 3 to 8 weeks get dose 2
  • Moderna age 6 months and older: need 2 doses in the primary series. Dose 1 –> in 4 to 8 weeks get dose 2
  • Novavax age 12 years and older: need 2 doses in the primary series. Dose 1 –> in 4 to 8 weeks get dose 2
• Boosters: these are additional doses of COVID vaccine that enhance or restore protection against COVID-19, which may have decreased over time.
  • Monovalent booster aka “the old booster”: this was the 3^rd shot given to most people after finishing the primary series.
    • No longer recommended for people 12 years and up
    • Children ages 5–11 years are recommended to continue receiving 1 monovalent mRNA booster dose at least 5 months after completing the primary series
  • Bivalent booster aka “the new booster”: this was just approved this month
    • People cannot get a bivalent booster without first completing at least a primary series
    • Must be 2+ months from previous booster or primary series
    • Consider waiting 3+ months to get a booster after a prior COVID infection
    • Pfizer bivalent booster is approved for people 12 years and up
    • Moderna bivalent booster is approved for people 18 years and up
  • Ok to “mix and match” age-approved and age-appropriate boosters

Good news we are open again with regular hours! We are seeing patients in the office, but there is quite a bit of clean up happening. We are hoping to have everything back to normal soon, until then please bear with us as we work through the aftermath of indoor flooding. Yesterday you saw the flood, today our office looks a lot drier thanks to the fans in the hallway 🙂

PWG UPDATE: our office flooded this morning Monday 8/29/22 and our office is closed today. We will be rescheduling everyone, please be patient with us. We anticipate opening back up tomorrow with normal hours, we will keep you posted. Here’s a photo to show you how our Monday morning went, hope you all have a better day!

It is with a heavy heart that I announce my resignation from Pediatric Wellness Group. I feel so privileged to have been able to be a part of the wonderful team here at PWG. I am confident that they will continue to care for my patients with the same level of care and service that I have provided over the past four years.

I want to thank my amazing families for trusting in me with the care of your most precious ones. I am truly humbled by the confidence you have instilled in me.  It has been an honor to be a part of your lives and I have sincerely enjoyed watching your little ones develop, learn, and grow.  Thank you for helping me to also grow, both as a physician and a mama, as we navigated this path together. I will miss all the encouraging smiles, hugs, and high fives and I will take those with me as I transition to my next role.

My family and I will be relocating to Santa Rosa, CA where I will practice at Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods.  It is a bittersweet move but one that is best for our family at this time.  My last day in the office at PWG with be August 19^th, 2022. The front desk staff is available to accommodate all families with scheduling needs over the coming weeks.

All the best,

Dr. Megan

We are using an appointment-based system in order to safely deliver flu vaccines to our patients. If you have signed up for MyChart access with UCSF that will be the easiest way to get an appointment…if you don’t have MyChart access just go to www.ucsfhealth.org/mychart for instructions on how to sign up. Here are some important details regarding our flu shot clinics:

• Flu vaccine clinic will be held in a green tent in our parking lot, look for the signs
• Everyone over the age of 2 years will need to wear a mask
• We cannot accommodate walk-ins at this time
• You can make an appointment for a flu vaccine by
  • calling the office, please be patient as there may be delays due to high call volumes
  • sending in an appointment request using UCSF’s MyChart patient portal
  • use the self-schedule feature on UCSF’s MyChart to set up a flu vaccine appointment online
• This flu vaccine clinic is ONLY for the flu vaccine and ONLY for established PWG patients

Thank you for keeping your child, family, and community safe this flu season!

We are actively preparing to give COVID vaccines to our young patients between 6 months – 4 years and 364 days of age as soon as it receives full approval from all regulatory agencies. We anticipate a high volume of calls and messages and ask you to be patient with us while we work hard to take care of everyone’s request for an appointment.   Here are some key takeaways for you to know:

• We will have enough vaccine for everyone who wants their child vaccinated. We are only offering Pfizer vaccines at this time.

• COVID vaccine will be given by appointment only, we CANNOT accommodate walk ins at this time.

• You cannot schedule a COVID vaccine through the MyChart app at this time, you CAN send a message to your child’s pediatrician through the MyChart app requesting an appointment or call the office directly.

• PLEASE NOTE that your appointment may need to be rescheduled if it occurs prior to full vaccine approval

• If your child has an upcoming appointment, we CAN administer the COVID vaccine at that appointment, feel free to discuss this with your child’s doctor. 

• If you have any questions about the MyChart app please call MyChart Customer Service at (415) 514-6000. They’re available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Many of you know that residential households in the U.S. can order one set of four at-home tests for free from USPS.com. Here’s the link for more information about placing an order: https://special.usps.com/testkits