‘Health’ Archives
Vaccines and Variants
Tips from a COVID-19 Case Investigator By LINDSEY FENNER As I”™m writing this in early February, COVID-19 news has seen rapid developments: hopeful, frustrating, and uncertain. The two biggest uncertainties have been how to get a vaccine and understanding how the different COVID variants will impact the pandemic in Minnesota. First vaccines. Vaccines are now being distributed a variety of ways: healthcare systems, community health centers, some pharmacies, and the State of MN Community Vaccination program. As of February 10, vaccines are still limited to high risk/ high priority groups, such as those 65 and older, or those who work and live in high-risk settings. I am very hopeful that much more vaccine will be available soon, but right now there just isn”™t enough vaccine for everyone who wants a shot. I know this is frustrating, but please don”™t give up on getting your vaccine! Although I will be absolutely thrilled to get my [...]
Feeling Sick and Uncertain
Tales from a Covid-19 Case Investigator By LINDSEY FENNER More information on vaccines: https://mn.gov/covid19/vaccine/index.jsp We recently had a COVID scare in our house. I wanted to share a little bit about that experience, because even though I have had hundreds of conversations about how to cope with COVID isolation, I still felt uncertain and unprepared. I needed help to figure out what to do. I woke up on a Monday morning feeling sick: aches, chills, fatigue, headache, a low-grade fever, and a cough. None of these symptoms is specific to COVID. It might have been a severe cold or the flu, but to be safe, I had to assume it was COVID and act accordingly. The first thing I had to think through was how to get tested. It was snowing that day and I wasn”™t feeling up to driving to a testing site. My partner doesn”™t drive, and I didn”™t want anyone else to risk exposure by giving me a ride. So I ordered a no-cost [...]
