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At Monument Avenue Pediatrics, the health and safety of all our patients is our top priority. We believe vaccines are a crucial component of maintaining that health and protecting our community, especially our most vulnerable patients. Our office follows the immunization schedule recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This schedule is based on decades of safety and effectiveness data. Reducing and eliminating the symptoms and complications of vaccine-preventable illnesses is one of the most important roles we have as pediatricians.
After careful consideration and in alignment with the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) we have updated our vaccine policy, effective May 1, 2025.
Effective May 1, 2025, we require all patients to adhere to the AAP recommended immunization schedule. This policy is in place to ensure the safety of all children in our practice, including those too young to be vaccinated, with compromised immune systems, on chemotherapy or vaccine non-responders.
Our practice will not accept new families who do not vaccinate their children. Established patients who are behind on required vaccines will be given sufficient notice and time to bring their children up to date. Patients who are behind on the required vaccines will be given one month to begin to comply with our vaccine policy. If your child is behind we will provide counseling and easy access to get your child current on his or her vaccines.
If your child has a medical condition that requires a modification of the standard AAP vaccine schedule, in consultation with our infectious disease colleagues, we will discuss the appropriate vaccine schedule for your child. Non-medical exemptions are not accepted. These include religious-belief, personal-belief, and philosophically-based exemptions.
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