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Our Response to Coronavirus, COVID-19
Maintenance Announcement
Hospital Safety
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Dear Boston Children’s family,
Today, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that people age 65 or older and people age 16 or older with two or more specific medical conditions (listed here) are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
As a reminder, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of two vaccines to prevent COVID-19: one for people 16 years of age and older and another for people age 18 and over. There is no vaccine approved yet for children under age 16.
Next steps
The process of vaccinating our eligible patients will take several weeks. Please wait to hear from us to see if your child is eligible. You won’t need to call the hospital — instead, we will reach out by email or phone to schedule a vaccination appointment.
While we are eager to be a vaccine resource, we encourage you to take advantage of any opportunity to schedule a vaccination appointment through state and local health care organizations and agencies by visiting mass.gov/vaccine.
Because every state is a little different, we encourage Boston Children’s families outside Massachusetts to get vaccinated in your home state as soon as you are eligible, instead of waiting for your child to receive their vaccine at Boston Children’s.
Other important COVID-19 reminders
- Please make sure you have a MyChildren’s patient portal account and that your contact information is up to date so we can contact you.
- Please continue to protect yourself and others with the safety measures you have been taking. Continue to wear a mask, stay at least 6 feet away from people outside your household, and clean your hands often.
We will continue to update you as Massachusetts continues its vaccine rollout. For more information, please visit us at bostonchildrens.org/covid19.
Sincerely,
Boston Children’s Hospital
Our Response to Coronavirus,
COVID-19
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Hospital Safety
Throughout the COVID pandemic, we have taken every precaution to safeguard our patients, families and staff, while also ensuring that our patients could still receive visitors.
For the safety of all, we must ask that any visitor who has confirmed COVID-19 stay home and NOT visit Boston Children’s Hospital. Please isolate at home, per the state guidelines, and consider making your visit virtually.
Thank you in advance for helping us prevent the spread of COVID-19, and doing your part to protect everyone at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Radiology and Laboratory Testing Notification
Numbing Cream
Is your child having a blood draw, vaccine, or other procedure that uses a needle?
Consider using a numbing cream, called LMX-4, to make the procedure easier for your child.
- Talk to your care team about applying LMX-4. Nurses may apply LMX-4 numbing cream during your clinic visit, before you go to the lab, or before a needle procedure in the clinic. Please keep in mind that you will be billed for the application of this cream.
- Purchase LMX-4 at your local pharmacy. You may want to call your pharmacy ahead of time to make sure they have it in stock.
- Purchase LMX-4 from a reputable online retailer, such as from Walgreens.com, Walmart.com, or CVS.com.
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