As we move into fall and winter, the “respiratory season” brings a higher risk of illnesses like flu, RSV, and COVID-19. Taking care of yourself and your family now can help protect you later. That means staying up to date on healthy habits, like handwashing, getting good rest, and avoiding close contact when sick, and making informed choices about vaccines.
Some parents have struggled with the question, “should my child get a COVID-19 vaccine?” since the vaccines were introduced and authorized for our little ones. We get it because many of us are parents as well.
Free at-home COVID-19 tests are available and will be delivered to your mailbox by the USPS now that the White House website has gone live.
On Friday, September 24th, 2021, the CDC announced their recommendation for a booster shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations as well as a booster dose for those individuals in high-risk occupational and institutional settings.
According to the CDC, as of August 12, the FDA has modified the Emergency Use Authorizations (EAUs) for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for the administration of an additional third dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccines for teens and preteens are now authorized to help protect against the COVID-19 virus. All authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective and help protect us from severe illness.
So you’re fully vaccinated with one of the safe and effective COVID vaccines, but you still have questions about what to do now. We break it down for you with answers and guidance from the CDC.
Yanceyville, NC – Compassion Health Care, Inc. (CHC) has identified a more streamlined approach to temperature screening for patients and visitors to our facilities using the Xenon Fever Defense temperature scanning kiosks.
Health equity and people of color, especially the black community, have been placed in the spotlight for many reasons recently, but even more now in regards to the COVID-19 vaccines that are being offered to us here in the United States. The U.S. health care system has historically failed the black community and communities of color. This is a major source of medical mistrust, which can be attributed by many to the Tuskegee syphilis study.
The COVID-19 vaccine debate is a hot subject right now for many reasons. Accurate information is key to helping you feel good about getting this or any other vaccination.
