CCP Vaccine Policies

At Covenant Care Pediatrics, we strongly recommend that children receive vaccines according to immunization schedules developed through decades of clinical research and pediatric practice. Our recommendations reflect what we believe to be the safest and most effective approach for protecting children from preventable disease. This is the same approach we follow for our own children.

We also understand that vaccines can raise thoughtful questions for families. Parents have the responsibility of making medical decisions for their children, and we respect that role. While we encourage full vaccination based on established medical evidence, we recognize that some families may choose to decline certain vaccines or follow an alternate schedule.

We may allow some families to decline specific vaccines or follow an alternate schedule and remain patients in our practice, provided that they agree to the practice guidelines outlined below. These guidelines are designed to support safe, effective care for their children and for all patients in our practice, especially newborns and children with medical vulnerabilities.

Patients are required to follow these guidelines to remain in good standing with our practice. These guidelines help us care for your child and all children in our practice, especially infants and medically vulnerable patients, safely.

You agree to:

  1. Keep an accurate record of your child’s vaccination history and the schedule you have chosen to follow.
  2. Decide before each visit which vaccines you would like to give and communicate this to our team at the visit.
  3. Pay a fee for vaccine-only visits if you choose to give vaccines outside of scheduled well-child visits.
  4. Inform urgent care, emergency departments, nurse advice lines, and other healthcare providers that your child is unvaccinated or partially vaccinated when seeking care
  5. Seek medical care promptly if your child has a fever or other concerning symptoms when advised by our office, a phone nurse, or another healthcare professional
  6. Notify our office if your child is sick before entering the building, and follow instructions to wait in your car or seek care elsewhere if needed due to a lack of certain vaccines
  7. Inform us before entering the office if your child has been exposed to vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles or whooping cough.
  8. Review and sign the required vaccine declination forms, as outlined in our policy
  9. Keep up with all recommended well-child visits, even if you are declining or delaying vaccines.

We will continue to discuss immunization recommendations at future visits, especially when vaccines are due. These conversations are part of our responsibility to provide ongoing medical guidance and are intended to support informed decision-making.

Medical exemptions from vaccination are granted only when a child meets established medical criteria. We do not provide exemptions in the absence of a valid medical indication.

We welcome thoughtful questions about vaccines. When additional time is needed beyond a routine visit, separate consultation time may be scheduled and billed as a medical service, consistent with standard healthcare practices. Insurance coverage varies by plan.

Our policies are designed to support safe, compassionate care for every child in our practice.

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