Fall Vaccine Clinic Dates

Booking is now open for our annual Fall Vaccine Clinic!
Weekday appointments are available, as well as the following clinic dates on weekends:

For more information about this season’s COVID-19 vaccine availability, please read the notice below.**

 

Saturday, September 20, 2025

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Saturday, October 4, 2025

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Saturday, October 18, 2025

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Saturday, November 1, 2025

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

COVID-19

Longwood Pediatrics strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccination for all children 6-23 months of age and encourages it for all children and adolescents.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has outlined the following COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and adolescents during the 2025-2026 respiratory season:

  • All children 6-23 months of age should receive age appropriate 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccination.
  • Children and adolescents age 2 to 18 years of age should receive one dose of an age appropriate 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccination if they meet at least one (1) of the following criteria:
    • Have a medical condition associated with higher risk of severe COVID-19
    • Have household contacts at higher risk for severe COVID-19
    • Are residents of long-term care facilities or other congregate settings
    • Have never been vaccinated against COVID-19
  • Healthy children and adolescents 2 to 18 years of age, who do not fall into the categories above, may receive one dose of an age appropriate 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccination.

These recommendations from the Commonwealth align with those of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other leading physician professional organizations.

 

Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability 

Last Update: September 16, 2025

All vaccines for people 18 and under are provided by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth has not yet allowed us to order COVID-19 vaccines, but we anticipate being able to order and receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine within the next few weeks. Longwood Pediatrics will send out a message to all patients once we have the COVID-19 vaccine in stock.

Flu (Influenza)

Longwood Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommend annual influenza vaccination for all patients – especially for children ages 6 months to 2 years, who are the highest risk of hospitalization and death from the flu. 

Influenza caused more than 200 pediatric deaths in 2024, at least half in patients without other medical problems. Vaccination remains the best way to protect against the flu.

For more information about the vaccine, read this season's Influenza Vaccine Information Statement below.

Flu Mist vs. Flu Shot

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FluMist is a nasal spray alternative to the influenza vaccine. 

Longwood Pediatrics is offering FluMist to eligible patients during the 2025-2026 respiratory season.

Learn the difference between FluMist and the flu shot by watching a new video on our Instagram!

 

Our Vaccine Policy

As part of our commitment to provide the very best preventive care at our office, Longwood Pediatrics strongly supports the administration of all vaccines as recommended by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

We understand that families are faced with conflicting information about the risks and benefits of vaccines. We are committed to providing families with credible, fact-based information about vaccines as part of the informed consent process and to working with families that have questions about vaccines.

When families contact our office to establish care, we will ask if the child's vaccines are up to date and/or if they intend to administer routine childhood vaccines moving forward. In those rare cases where a new family has made a decision not to vaccinate their child, we will recommend that they seek care from other providers.

We do not recommend the practice of splitting up the vaccines or delaying the vaccination schedule. The office will not stock split versions of combination vaccines. We will only administer vaccines on alternative schedules when necessary for catch up schedules or due to medical contraindications to specific vaccines.