COVID vaccine and testing at PPG!

We have two big pieces of news to announce today! First, we have obtained Pfizer vaccine to administer at the office for those 12 years old and older! We will be offering it at any previously scheduled office visits when appropriate (well child exams, etc), and have also opened up COVID shot clinics. These work just as our flu shot clinics do in the winter, you may schedule an appointment directly on the patient portal. Go to “Appointments” on the left hand side, choose “Schedule Appointment”, and then for visit type pick “COVID vaccine”. You will then see the available appointments. We will schedule your second shot when you are here for your first shot.

Secondly, we have obtained our own machine for in-house rapid PCR COVID testing! We are now generating results in 1-2 hours rather than the 24-48 hours it typically takes when sending out to the local labs. We continue to notify patients of results via the patient portal. For those very last patients of the day, they will be run first-thing the next morning. Many but not all insurances cover the testing, so there may be out of pocket expense depending on your insurance (we can give you more info when you call for your appointment or when you are here).