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Care & Services / Vaccines & Immunizations

A clear conversation about your child’s immunizations

We review vaccine history, age, health conditions, and current guidance so families can make informed decisions with their pediatrician.

ForChildren, teens & families
ApproachThoughtful, connected pediatric care
AppointmentsSchedule online or call 720-941-1778

Care built around your child

Care built around the whole child

Immunizations help protect children and communities from serious diseases. Recommendations can change as evidence, disease patterns, products, and public-health guidance change. Sapphire links families to a current authoritative schedule and discusses patient-specific timing with a clinician rather than relying on a static dose table.

The website links to the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 childhood and adolescent immunization schedule. Because national recommendations may differ or change, the care team will explain the recommendations used for an individual child.

How this care can help

Start with the concern. We will help organize what comes next.

Review the record

Bring available vaccine documentation so the team can identify what is known and what may be due.

Use current guidance

Recommendations and catch-up timing should come from a current approved schedule.

Screen for safety

The care team reviews contraindications, precautions, and the child’s current condition.

Make comfort part of care

Ask about age-appropriate strategies to reduce fear and pain.

Care team member using a yellow hand puppet with a child
Sapphire Pediatrics team member offering a child a reward after a visit

A clear next step

A clear plan for what comes next

Families can ask about supportive positioning, distraction, breastfeeding for infants when feasible, and other evidence-based comfort strategies. Do not use an online dose chart to decide that a child should receive or skip a vaccine.

Katherine S. Dahab, MD, FAAP

A member of your care team

Katherine S. Dahab, MD, FAAP

Pediatrician

Board-certified pediatrician and sports-medicine physician who cares for children and young athletes.

Meet this care team member

Helpful before your visit

Questions families often ask.

Schedule on MyChart, or call our office if you’re unsure which appointment best fits your child’s needs.

What schedule does Sapphire follow?

The website links to the AAP 2026 pediatric schedule. A Sapphire clinician will explain the current practice recommendation for your child’s age, history, and health needs.

Does a delayed series start over?

Usually not, but a clinician should use the current catch-up schedule to determine the next doses.

Can a mildly ill child be vaccinated?

Minor illness is not always a reason to delay. The clinician will screen for contraindications and precautions.

Ready when your family is

Start with a conversation.

Schedule on MyChart or call our office if you need help choosing the right visit or preparing for your child.