making sense of medicine and healthcare
Vaccine locations At this time all individuals 70 years or older in Colorado are eligible to receive the vaccine. A patient kindly passed on this information about some Safeway centers…Continue Reading …
New strain A new strain of the SARS-CoV2 virus was recently identified in the UK, but appears to have begun to spread around the world well before its identification. Also…Continue Reading …
The vaccine distribution and administration process is a much more complex process than appears on the surface. This is a process infinitely easier to talk about than accomplish. I hope…Continue Reading …
Thanks to the public health department and statements from the governor, you would think we are stockpiling COVID-19 vaccine to start to give out to people. My office cannot accommodate…Continue Reading …
Vaccine availability We have still heard nothing about getting vaccines at the office for distribution directly for our patients. However, I and my staff will be vaccinated at one of…Continue Reading …
The Pfizer vaccine was officially approved yesterday with the anticipation that the Moderna one will be approved next week. Not surprisingly with the federal government purchasing the vaccine, federal agencies…Continue Reading …
Priorities for vaccination with the currently-available vaccines The CDC reiterated its priority for vaccinating healthcare workers at high risk and care facility individuals first. Essential workers and those with conditions…Continue Reading …
The latest information on vaccine distribution A quote from an article on MedPage Today: The government has contracts for 100 million doses each of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, with…Continue Reading …
FAQ about testing, contagion, and the illness: Who should be tested? Anyone with exposure to someone with known COVID-19 or anyone with a respiratory illness. When should you be tested?…Continue Reading …
To summarize where we are now Since my last post four months ago there have been no major clinical break throughs until this week. The virus is spreading as was…Continue Reading …
