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How do you recommend? Encouraging patients to stay current on vaccines
August 22, 2022

This article is for all providers who provide vaccines to our members

“Because of COVID-19, everything has fallen behind,” said Dr. Simone Wildes, an infectious disease specialist at South Shore Health. She noted a federal report that found first and second doses of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine – also called MMR – fell 22% and 63%, respectively, in 2020.

Read more in Coverage: Is your child up to date on their shots?

Did you know that a clinical recommendation from a health care provider is the number one reason that patients get vaccinated? Encourage your patients to keep their vaccinations up to date. 

We’re sending reminders to members

We want you to know that we’re encouraging our members—your patients—to reach out to you if they aren’t current with their vaccines. This month, we’re sending emails and texts to the parents or guardians of the following members, with these recommendations:

Age group Should receive

Children

  • Chicken pox (VZV) (1 dose)
  • Diptheira, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (Dtap) (4 doses)
  • Haemophilus influenza type B (HiB) (3 doses)
  • Hepatitis A (HepA) (1 dose)
  • Hepatitis B (HepB) (3 doses)
  • Influenza (flu) (2 doses)
  • Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) (1 dose)
  • Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) (4 doses)
  • Polio (IPV) (3 doses)
  • Rotavirus (RV) (2 or 3 doses)

All should be received by their second birthday.

Adolescents

  • Meningococcal (1 dose)
  • Tdap (1 dose)
  • HPV (age 9-13) (2 or 3 doses to complete the vaccine series)

All should be received by the thirteenth birthday.

We’re sending reminders to members

We want you to know that we’re encouraging our members—your patients—to reach out to you if they aren’t current with their vaccines. This month, we’re sending emails and texts to the parents or guardians of the following members, with these recommendations:

Sample email messages

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