At Mama Doc Pediatrics we require that all patients follow and comply with the current American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for childhood vaccinations. The only exception to this requirement is a medical contraindication of vaccination for an individual patient. Our current policy allows for the following vaccines to be optional: COVID-19, influenza, HPV, and RSV. If a patient or caretaker of the patient refuses vaccination of any or all recommended vaccines at the recommended age, we will allow for a thirty-day grace period from date of letter to the family. In order to continue as a patient at Mama Doc Pediatrics, the patient must receive the refused vaccine within the thirty-day grace period. If the family does not comply with these requirements, we will discharge the patient and any siblings from the practice.
We respect your right as a parent to refuse vaccinations; however, due to the risks of exposure, transmission, and infections with vaccine preventable illnesses, we cannot risk exposing our patients, providers, and staff to these illnesses.