Mayor Bill de Blasio announced childhood vaccinations rates are down 63 percent in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sara Siddiqui, MD, a pediatrician at Ƶ Huntington Medical Group and clinical assistant professor in Ƶ’s , says parents should feel confident coming to their pediatrician’s office, and explains the importance of maintaining pediatric well-child visits so children receive important vaccines on schedule.
“This would be very dangerous during a pandemic to have diseases that we already have vaccines for reemerge,” Dr. Siddiqui tells PIX11.
Pediatricians at Ƶ are taking extra precautions to keep kids safe during their visits, with social distancing measures in place and stringent cleaning processes.
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