Telemedicine has its limits. And postponing shots could lead to a resurgence of diseases like measles. Doctors are taking steps to make their offices safe for kids who need to come in.
Other precautions include temperature checks for everyone who enters an office and scheduling extra time between appointments.
Staff at community health centers and free clinics say they are keeping in close contact with their patients ahead of appointments to make sure routine issues don't become emergencies and to assure them it's safe to come in, if they need to. She says the parents of her patients are generally very conscientious about getting their kids vaccinated on time.
Sometimes, the AAP's Goza says, it's hard to pick up expressions or symptoms on a screen as clearly as when the patient is in the room with you.
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