We are thrilled to announce that the Alta Bates Medical Group doctors will be part of the University of California Blue & Gold benefits plan for 2012. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and Children's Hospital Oakland are also part of the Blue and Gold plan. If you have any questions, contact the business office at 848 4782.
See this City of Berkeley Public Health Announcement for more information. Children receive their first immunization at 15months, and their second at the pre-Kindergarten visit. In keeping with our immunization policy, our patients are fully immunized assuming they come in for their routine well checks. There are rare exceptions in our population, dating from an earlier era. If you think your school aged or teenaged patient may not be immunized for MMR, please call the office to confirm and/or setup an immunization visit. Mumps is particularly worrisome in children approaching puberty as it is rarely but significantly associated with sterility in males.
It is recommended that everyone 6 months and older be vaccinated against influenza, especially those with asthma and chronic illness. Contact our office at 848-2566 to schedule an appointment.
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We are pleased to announce Dr. Grace So has started at BPMG, and is now working full time.
We are very excited to have her here. Check out her bio under the "Physicians" menu on the left side of the screen.
Starting Fall 2011, California students entering 7th-12th grade will be required to have documentation of a pertussis (Whooping Cough) booster vaccine. This vaccine is given in the form of dTap or Tdap, which includes vaccines for diptheira, tetanus and pertussis. The vaccine is given at age 11 years. Most of our middle school and high school age patients have received the vaccine already. Immunization records are available in the office anytime or they can be printed from the patient portal.
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