Salem Family Medicine

11/24/2022

Among 14 variables that influenced the speed and height of new Covid-19 waves, a population’s vaccination rate was by far the most important. Get vaccinated and boosted!

Background: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has continued to evolve, with new variants outcompeting existing variants and often leading to different dynamics of disease spread. Methods: In this paper, we performed a retrospective analysis using longitudinal sequencing data to....

12/17/2021

10/16/2021

Women who don't get regular mammograms are 2 times more likely to die from breast cancer than those who get regular mammograms. People who are unvaccinated are 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than people who are vaccinated.

10/10/2021

If you got the Pfizer vaccine at least 6 months ago and are over 65 or have a high-risk medical condition (diabetes, kidney, heart, lung or liver disease, Down syndrome, dementia, or are overweight or immune compromised or pregnant or smoke or have or had cancer) or work in a high-risk setting (healthcare, education, agriculture, manufacturing, corrections, grocery, etc.) you are eligible for a booster shot.

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