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Covid-19 Shots Starting for >75, Distribution Improving, Confusion Still Reigns

By Commentary, Covid-19 Epidemic, General Science, Men's Health, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, Women's Health 10 Comments

Covid-19 vaccines began last week for everyone over 75 in Massachusetts. The state distribution program includes websites to sign up, outreach calls from major health care organizations and pharmacies, and a new 211 call center. Most all elders should be started on vaccination this month and finish by late March. The over-65 population and younger people with several comorbidities will follow. When younger, healthy populations get vaccine late Q2 will depend on vaccine supply. While there remains lots of uncertainly, the roll-out seems to be working and even improving. Stay calm.

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BE CAREFUL! Too Many Infections. Vaccine Coming, Still Unclear When

By Commentary, Covid-19 Epidemic, Men's Health, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, Women's Health 10 Comments

Covid-19 infections are peaking, with far too many infections in our practice. People are NOT being careful with non-immediate family or at work. We are set to vaccinate each of you, but do not yet have vaccine allocation from DPH. We believe (but don’t know) that the start of vaccination will be second week in February.

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Why Do We Fail With Covid-19? Antibody Infusions Not Realistically Available

By Commentary, Covid-19 Epidemic, General Science, Men's Health, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, Women's Health 4 Comments

Two monoclonal antibody treatments are conditionally approved by the FDA, seem to substantially help moderately severe cases of Covid-19, and are supposed to be available for use as outpatient infusions to prevent hospitalizations and deaths. In practice they are not actually available, as I found out this weekend trying to arrange an infusion for a patient. This is another fail of our health system.

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Vaccines Starting, But Don’t Party Yet!

By Commentary, Covid-19 Epidemic, Men's Health, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, Women's Health No Comments

Vaccinations with the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines have started. We do not yet have any for our patients, but are poised to begin immunizations as soon as DPH supplies us. This may be February. Meantime, Covid-19 disease risk is at an all-time high in Massachusetts and may well worsen. Keep safe. DO NOT SPEND TIME INDOORS IN GROUPS other than regular household members.

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How We Protect You and Us From Covid-19

By Commentary, Covid-19 Epidemic, Health Care Policy, Men's Health, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, Women's Health 3 Comments

A brief review of the multiple ways we work to protect you and our staff in our clinical environment, including improvements in HVAC, aggressive cleaning and PPE, and SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing for patients and staff. These efforts all serve to reduce the risk of passing or acquiring Covid-19 in the OHC clinical office.

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