Although, influenza vaccinations are being given at various pharmacies, influenza vaccines only provide immunity for 4-6 months. Influenza season doesn't end until mid-May. CDC recommends getting your influenza vaccination by the END of October.
Congratulations to Dr. Yakubov on his obtaining his Board Certification in Infectious Diseases.
Call our office to schedule your Influenza Vaccination! We will begin go administer these October 1, 2020.
CDC guidelines for employers whose workers are returning include requiring masks, limiting use of public transit and elevators to reduce exposure, and prohibiting hugs, handshakes and fist-bumps. The agency also suggested replacing communal snacks, water coolers and coffee pots with prepacked, single-serve items, and erecting plastic partitions between desks closer than 6 feet apart.
Health agencies have so far identified respiratory-droplet contact as the major mode of Covid-19 transmission. These large fluid droplets can transfer virus from one person to another if they land on the eyes, nose or mouth.
In order to prevent a second surge of COVID-19: It also means stressing physical distancing and masks, and reducing the number of gatherings in enclosed spaces.
Another factor is prolonged exposure. That’s generally defined as 15 minutes or more of unprotected contact with someone less than 6 feet away
The major culprit in contracting COVID-19 is close-up, person-to-person interactions for extended periods. Crowded events, poorly ventilated areas and places where people are talking loudly—or singing, in one famous case—maximize the risk.
Study Suggests Blood Type A Associated With Higher Risk of COVID-19. Additionally, Blood Type O has a significantly lower risk for the infection compared with non-O blood groups.
One of "Our" Heroes getting the Coronavirus Vaccination.
