There are lots of sick kids this week. I know it is nasty timing with all the holiday festivities and traveling that is going on, but so it goes. (I swear I think I have spoken to patients in almost all 50 states today)
The biggest complaint this week is the tummy bug. There are loads of families (yup, the parents are getting hit with this as well) that have the vomiting and diarrhea.
There are tons of coughs and colds.
We are seeing high fevers and general viral yuck.
RSV is going around, but more of the tests this week have been negative.
We are seeing quite a bit of strep throat.
We had a positive flu test last week. (and likely quite a few that we haven't tested)
Alas the patient with the positive flu test did have the flu shot this season....
What does that mean???
It means that the flu shot this season is not a perfect match.
The shot protects against 4 different strains but there seems to be an A strain out there that isn't covered by the vaccination. That being said, the patient was only ill for 3 days or so, so it is possible that the flu shot kept him from getting a full scope of the illness.
The shot also may well protect from other strains that may circulate (We can only hope), so I am still feeling like it is better to have the flu shot than to skip it.
We are here in the office tomorrow for the morning only.
The after hours clinic opens the phone lines at noon and will start seeing patients as early as 1pm.
They are your best option for Christmas day as well.
We reopen on Thursday but have only one doctor working. My triage bar will be set fairly high and the visits will be limited to the sicker patients who really need same day appointments.
We have two docs working on Friday so that hopefully we can take care of any needs before the weekend.
Happy Holidays!
Judy
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