Asymptomatic COVID Testing If you believe that you or your child has been exposed to COVID, you will be contacted by the Health Department IF you are considered a close contact and require testing. Please do not call the office because we will tell you to wait for direction from the Health Department. IMPORTANT NOTE:
When Should I Expect My Child’s COVID Test Results? If your child was swabbed for COVID, either in our COVID office or at an Urgent Care, it will be a minimum of 48 hours before our office receives those results. Please do not call us for these results! As soon as we receive your child’s
Mask Wearing Toolkit Wearing a mask is important and will help us stop the spread of COVID-19. As you start to go out into the community more often, you may worry about your child’s safety and ability to wear a mask, especially as we prepare for “back to school.” The Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
New Online Course for Caregivers There is a new online course for caregivers to help with the transition to solid foods. This course is taught by Speech/Language Pathologists. Here is some information from their website www.helpwithfeeding.com: “Introduction to Solids Learn how to introduce solids to your baby and lay the foundation for life-long healthy eating
Return to School During COVID-19 What Is Our Opinion? A big question parents have right now is how students can go back to school safely during COVID-19. You may be seeking an opinion from your provider here at Genesis Pediatrics regarding whether or not you should send your child(ren) back to in classroom learning. The
Have You or Your Child Been Recently Exposed to a COVID (+) Person? In the event that you or your child has been exposed to a COVID (+) person, we advise you to stay at home and monitor closely for symptoms. You do not need to call the office unless symptoms arise. #stayathome #maskup #COVID
As the community opens up slowly, children will be faced with seeing everyone wearing masks, as well as needing to wear a mask themselves. Here is some guidance to help your child feel good about seeing and wearing masks while in public.
Well Child Checks For ALL AGES We are now scheduling all well child checks for all ages! If your child is due for a well child check this summer, please call our office at 585-426-4100 to schedule! Are You Nervous About Coming Into the Office? Understandable given these uncertain times. Genesis Pediatrics has worked hard
Essential Age Groups Requiring Vaccines If you have a child entering 6th grade, 7th grade or 12th grade in the fall of 2020, he/she will require a well child check with state required vaccinations. If your child falls into one of these groups and their appointment had to be cancelled due to the pandemic, our