Schedule My Flu Shot

Southdale Pediatrics is pleased to announce that we have flu vaccine available for the 2011-2012 influenza season at all of our offices. We are now able to provide both Flumist ("the nasal spray") and injectable flu vaccine ("the flu shot").

Please note that we anticipate running out of Flumist sometime in November. By the time you come for your appointment, we may only have the injectable flu vaccine available. 

Please note that Flumist ("the nasal spray") is not used for children under two years of age, for those with asthma, for those who have a tendency for wheezing episodes, for those who have received a live virus vaccine in the last one month (for example the MMR or the chicken pox vaccine), or for those with a variety of other chronic health conditions. Your pediatrician can advise you about these issues. These and additional restrictions for Flumist are listed on the consent form you will review before receiving the vaccine. 

Appointments for flu vaccine may only be scheduled online.  You will need to use our online scheduling system to see if any appointments are available.  IF THE ONLINE SCHEDULING SYSTEM SHOWS NO DATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR AN APPOINTMENT OR IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING, THIS MEANS THAT NO APPOINTMENTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.  Please use online scheduling, if possible, to cancel your appointment if you no longer need it, so vaccine can be made available to others.  Please feel free to try again another time if you are unable to obtain the appointment you desire.

Southdale Pediatrics is also pleased to announce that this year we will be able to administer FLU VACCINE TO PARENTS.  If you (as a parent) would like to receive your flu vaccine through Southdale Pediatrics, please preregister by calling 952-278-6940.  Once pre-registered, you may schedule an appointment as usual through the online link below.

For the 2011 - 2012 flu season, the flu vaccine contains protection against the H1N1 influenza strain which appeared about two years ago as well as other likely influenza strains.  A separate H1N1 vaccine is not necessary this season.

If a child under 9 years of age is being vaccinated for influenza, two doses of the vaccine are necessary for the first flu season they receive the vaccine.  If a child under the age of 9 years did not receive at least one dose of the flu vaccine last season, two doses of flu vaccine will be required this season.  Your pediatrician can advise you in unclear situations. 

Online scheduling is currently only available for flu vaccines. If you wish to schedule an appointment for any other vaccine please call our future appointments number.

If you are an established patient of Southdale Pediatrics (or a preregistered parent), please click on the link below and you will be redirected to our online scheduling site.

Guidelines For Use of Online Scheduling Site

• You must be an established patient of Southdale Pediatrics
• If you used our online scheduling system in the past, you may use the same Login Name and Password as before. If you have forgotten this information, you may click on the “Forgot Login Name or Password?” link on the online scheduling system to receive a reminder.
• If this is your first time using the site, your initial step will be to scroll down to the “Not Registered Yet?” section. There you will find a link to the “Terms and Conditions of Usage.” One you have read and agreed to these terms, click the “I Agree” box. This will reload the page so that you may now click the “Register” button.
• You will be asked to register each patient by their first and last name, date of birth, and gender.
• Once identified by our system as a registered patient, you will be asked to create a Login Name and Password. This Login Name and Password can be used for scheduling flu vaccines for all children registered in our system as part of your family.
• After initially registering as described above, you will need to sign in again with your newly created Login Name and Password. You may then proceed as instructed by the site to schedule your flu vaccination appointment.
• You may later cancel or change your appointment time by logging in to this site again.