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COVID-19 Vaccine: Frequently Asked Questions

GomerBlog

What are the ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine? How is the vaccine administered? I just received my first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Is the vaccine to blame? I just got my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. What should I do with my COVID-19 vaccination card? With pleasure.

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

No more googling "ER near me" in a panic; you can get quick and competent care at an urgent care center. Clinics are often smaller than hospitals and may focus on a specific type of care, such as general health check-ups, urgent care, vaccinations, or specialty services like physical therapy.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

GeriPal

We met them at the steps of the jailhouse or in the ER after being up all night and said, “Hey, do you want to fill out a million pieces of paper for a 50/50 chance of getting housing?,” Maybe vaccines, maybe. HPV vaccine. They didn’t go to the psych ER again. We basically met them. Margot: Right.

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How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke

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What Lessons Have We Learned from the First COVID Surges? Jim Wright & Darrell Owens

GeriPal

Darrell: Then I had another one that was much later in the process that was actually vaccinated, who was over 90, who had a lot of medical issues. Darrell: Then our second surge in November pre-vaccination, were a lot of adult family homes, residential care homes. These are vaccinated folks who come in.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

Patients will come into the ER, they bypass the inpatient experience entirely, and go straight home. Go back in your mind, November of 2020, COVID is at its peak, we don’t have vaccines quite yet. I distinctly remember being in the ER, trying to recruit patients for this program. And that’s more standard.

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