Flu and COVID Vaccines are Here!
Flu and COVID vaccines available for appointments during the week. Click below for more information and to schedule your appointment.
Dr. Jeff Couchman, Dr. Nicole Abdy, Dr. Joshua Yell, and Dr. Catherine Gioannetti
Mesquite Pediatrics provides high-quality, personalized care for infants, children, teens, and young adults in Tucson AZ.
Resources You Can Trust
We do our best to provide you with reliable online resources to guide you in caring for your child. Our Patient Education Library contains over 800 handouts with expert advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
News & Blog
Vaccine Parking
news • October 2, 2025
For September through November only, if you have an appointment for flu and/or COVID vaccine during the week, you will park around the back of the building and we will come out to give the vaccine in your vehicle. Follow these instructions.
Governor Hobbs signs executive order expanding access to COVID vaccines
news • September 12, 2025
Governor Hobbs has signed an executive order expending access to COVID vaccines in Arizona. Read our news article or see our Pediatric Services page for more details and to learn how to schedule.
Welcome to Dr. Gioannetti’s Patients
news • February 27, 2025
If your kids are current patients of Dr. Gioannetti and you would like to follow her to Mesquite Pediatrics, we welcome you! We look forward to seeing you here at Dr. Gioannetti’s new home starting April 1, 2025. You can call us any time to schedule an appointment and our staff will walk you through the process of getting established with us.
See our New Patients page to ensure our practice is the best fit for your family, and to begin registration.
Anti-Science CDC Changing Immunization Schedule to Make it Less Safe
blog • December 8, 2025
With the recent changes in the CDC & FDA, specifically the firing of science experts from the ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice); their replacement with non-scientist, anti-vaccination activists; and the spreading of false statements through both organizations, we will be following the AAP vaccination schedule instead of that published by the CDC. The discussion of changing what has already been proven to be a safe, effective vaccination schedule...
Mesquite Pediatrics Statement on Vaccines and the ACIP
blog • June 30, 2025
In this day and age it is hard to know who you should trust with the care of your child. There are a lot of opinions out there on how best to raise your children – family, friends, social media, etc. We are committed to providing high quality, evidence-based medical care to all families based on current guidelines and research. We would like to help you and your family navigate these uncertain and changing times with scientific and fact-based care.
See our statement about vaccines.
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Learn more about vaccinations, fact checks, and Mesquite's official statement
Please read the response from 67 medical groups to the recent CDC meeting:
www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2025/statement-from-leading-medical-health-and-patient...
Fact Checked AAP response to ACIP meeting this last week:
www.aap.org/en/news-room/fact-checked/fact-checked-u.s.-vaccine-recommendations-are-appropriate-f...
Fact Checked: Vaccines are safe & effective:
www.aap.org/en/news-room/fact-checked/fact-checked-vaccines-safe-and-effect-no-link-to-autism/?sr...
Hepatitis B Vaccination:
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/33888?_gl=1*f8ua7l*_ga*NzExMDA2MDQ2LjE3MjAyMTAwMjY.*_ga_FD9D3XZ...
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Learn more about vaccinations:
Click here for video about vaccination ingredients from the AAP:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpsxyzJRXUc
Fact Checked AAP response to ACIP meeting this last week:
www.aap.org/en/news-room/fact-checked/fact-checked-u.s.-vaccine-recommendations-are-appropriate-f...
Fact Checked: Vaccines are safe & effective:
www.aap.org/en/news-room/fact-checked/fact-checked-vaccines-safe-and-effect-no-link-to-autism/?sr...
Hepatitis B Vaccination:
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/33888?_gl=1*f8ua7l*_ga*NzExMDA2MDQ2LjE3MjAyMTAwMjY.*_ga_FD9D3XZ...
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Importance of the Pertussis vaccination.
As the current pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak is in the news after another infant's death we wanted to provide parents with more information about the importance of this vaccination.
CHOP:
www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-details/diphtheria-tetanus-and-pertussis-vaccines
Healthy Children:
www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/chest-lungs/Pages/Whooping-Cough.aspx?_g....
AAP:
www.aap.org/en/news-room/fact-checked/fact-checked-dtap-vaccine-stops-spread-of-whooping-cough/?_....
If you still have questions please ask your Mesquite Pediatrics doctor.
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Happy Cookie Day!
On the lookout for some fun, healthy kid friendly cookies. There are many options out there but here is a website that has some great ideas as well as allergen friendly options:
mykidslickthebowl.com/healthy-cookies-for-kids/
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Thank you to the amazing families of Mesquite Pediatrics and Roadrunner Pediatrics who supported Tucson's Community Food Bank with food, formula, and cash donations! Our November drive was a huge success thanks to you! We look forward to continued partnerships with our families all year round!
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