Doctor’s Note: January Newsletter Introduction from Dr. Eduardo Fox

As we begin a new year, I hope this note finds you re-energized for the months ahead. With each new year comes an opportunity to reflect, reset, and recommit to the work that brings us together: supporting the health and well-being of children and adolescents through high-quality, evidence-based care.

Vaccines remain one of the most powerful tools we have to improve health outcomes and a cornerstone of preventive pediatrics. Amid ongoing public discussion and evolving headlines about immunization policies, we are spending more time answering questions and reassuring families. In this newsletter, we are including links to resources and want to emphasize what the data consistently show: vaccines are safe, effective, and essential in preventing serious illness. Please also see a template for a message to patient families you may feel free to use and adapt as needed. If there is more we can do to support you in this work, please reach out and let us know here. And stay tuned, we will be engaging in a quality improvement effort later this year focused on immunization efforts.

Our steady, trusted guidance for patients and families are an essential building block in protecting children’s health. We hope you find this newsletter informative and useful as we move into the new year together. We look forward to staying connected in the year ahead and our continued partnership.

Adelante,

Eduardo Fox, M.D.