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It's Health Care Week. Have you thanked a health care worker? These are just a few of the notes of gratitude we've received from many of you for our health care heroes.

Following the expanded FDA authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, we expect to begin vaccinating kids ages 12 and up as early as Thursday. Schedule your appointment or learn more about our vaccine clinics.

St. Louis native, Andy Cohen, is helping us celebrate nurses across BJC during this year's Nurses Week festivities. Join in the celebration and send your own message of thanks and appreciation to our BJC nurses: https://health.bjc.org/3vPTzTz

As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, many pregnant women are left with a personal decision to make. Should I get the vaccine now or not? Washington University’s maternal-fetal medicine specialist, Dr. Jeannie Kelly, shares what pregnant and breastfeeding women need to know about COVID-19 and the vaccine. For more information: http://health.bjc.org/3si6lIN

The BJC Outpatient Center at Ellisville is now open at 15838 Fountain Plaza Drive! BJC Medical Group physicians specializing in primary care, OBGYN, cardiology..., cardiology, and ENT see patients Monday through Friday. Additionally, orthopedics, walk-in lab, mammography and radiology services, provided by Missouri Baptist Medical Center, are offered with a physician order. To schedule an appointment, call 314.690.1113 or visit our site: http://ow.ly/x4wY50Dxcka.

Thank you to St. Louis Mom for the opportunity to share breastfeeding advice and insights from our very own lactation consultant, Sue Muehling.

To our doctors and nurses, our food service workers and house cleaners, our screeners and front desk workers THANK YOU!

To our health care workers today and every day, we thank you and we love you!

Moms-to-be are concerned about the impacts of the coronavirus on their pregnancy journey, and our ObGyn specialists, Drs. Carter, Lindsey and Trudell are here to answer commonly asked questions about pregnancy and childbirth in the era of COVID-19. To watch the full video and find more resources, visit http://ow.ly/eiaj50C17cG.

Welcome Baby G! We love seeing friends and family connecting in creative ways. How are you celebrating special milestones in a safe and socially distance way?

How does COVID-19 affect pregnancy and newborns? Join Dr. Kathleen Jaeger, an OBGYN from Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and Dr. John Cole, a Washington Univer...sity Clinical Associates pediatrician, as we chat with them about what additional precautions to take around babies during COVID-19. See more

Get to know the differences and similarities among the flu, colds, COVID-19 and seasonal allergies, so you can understand your symptoms if you start feeling unwell. Learn more: http://ow.ly/r2rn50BBH5q