Expect to see evidence of your immune system waking up, paying attention, and revealing itself in common and various ways — fatigue, body aches, fever and chills, for example. These things inform you that your system is actively alerting it’s defenses. Vaccines are designed to alert the immune system and often result in noticeable (and […]
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Differentiate the Symptoms.
If it looks like COVID-19, quarantine, get tested, and inform your PCP.
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Good News! Brighter Days for Us = Darker Days for SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA viruses do not do well with UV exposure, and that’s good news for us in the Northeastern US. As our days get brighter, SARS-CoV-2 will become less prevalent. So maintain all of your precautions — wear your masks, wash your hands, and […]
Good news! Recent research reveals that those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine who later tested positive for COVID-19 are likely to be protected against severe illness … AND may be less contagious.
The amounts of virus on swab samples from the nose and throat were reduced four-fold for infections occurring at least 12 days after […]
February 09, 2021
An international research team involving the universities of Paraná (Brazil) and Tübingen (Germany) has developed a rapid test that can reliably identify COVID-19 antibodies in the blood within minutes. As the researchers report in the journal ACS Sensors, the new process is based on a simple measuring principle making it easy to carry out […]
CDC study finds two masks are better than one vs. COVID-19
A government study released on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, finds that wearing two masks can better than one, in protecting against coronavirus infection.
U.S. government researchers found that two masks are better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials stopped short of recommending that […]
Why the Research Is Interesting: With the onset of mass SARS-CoV-2 vaccination programs and the increasing proportion of previously infected individuals, the risk of reinfection after natural infection is an important question for modeling the pandemic, estimating herd immunity, and guiding vaccination strategies. And since young adults, of whom a high percentage are asymptomatically infected and […]
Holy Viral Genetic Mutation, Batman!! A Guide to the Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants
SARS-CoV-2 is evolving and adapting, getting “smarter” with every person-to-person transmission. As society at large continues to flout infectious disease management guidelines, we make it easier for the virus to evolve and develop new variants. Eventually we will see some variants emerge with resistance to our […]
Hang On. Have Hope.
Occupational Therapist and Acupuncturist L. Cindy Theroux-Jette, PhD, OT/L, LAc at Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine Associates of Nashua, PLLC is grateful to have recently received the first of two Moderna COVID-19 vaccines after being identified as a high-risk health care worker in Phase 1A of the NH DHHS vaccination schedule. She considered […]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak, Update # 27
Quarantine Guidance Update
Weekly Partner Call Changes
Quarantine Guidance Update
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NH DHHS HEALTH ALERT
Distributed by the NH Health Alert Network
Health.Alert@nh.gov
December 3, 2020 Time 1430 (2:30 PM EDT)
NH-HAN 20201203
Key Points and Recommendations:
• NH Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is decreasing the required quarantine period for people potentially exposed […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Healthcare Providers and Public Health Partners
NH DHHS – Division of Public Health Services – Bureau of Infectious Disease Control
Last Updated: December 13, 2020
The purpose of this document is to provide public health partners and healthcare providers with frequently asked questions and answers that may be used to assist […]
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