Summer is here and the Fourth of July is just around the corner. And while it may seem like it is a long time before the kids have to go back to school, the reality is that if you do not already have your summer doctor’s appointments scheduled your child may not be ready for the first day of class. Between the vaccinations that children are recommended to have before going to school and the sports physicals that are required of high school athletes, seeing the family physician or family pediatrician during the summer months is important.
Behind all of the appointments, are lab refrigerators and scientists who are making sure that there are always the right amount of immunizations that are needed. in fact, lab refrigerators are an important part of pharmaceutical companies of all sizes. As soon as the beginning of the school year gets started, doctors begin to focus on the need for flu vaccinations. As a yearly event, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that since 2010,