It took me — no joke! — 9 hours and 3 different websites to schedule a vaccine appointment for my 82-year-old mom.
Vaccines
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Q: Why is it like this? And what are older adults supposed to do if they don’t have someone to help them? A: We know it feels like Hunger Games, Senior Edition in many places right now. Many states and counties are still figuring out vaccine scheduling and delivery systems. It will get better, but Read more…
Si todos van a contraer Omicron, ¿por qué debemos evitarlo? ¿Ahora podemos regresar a la vida normal?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Todavía no. Todavía es important disminuir la propagación del virus porque mantener la cantidad de personas contaminadas a la misma vez Baja, deja que haya más tiempo para mejorar los tratamientos, tener más vacunaciones, y proteja la disponibilidad de atención médica para todos. Aunque es probable que todos estarán expuestos a COVID-19 durante un periodo Read more…
What should I make of the stories of someone dying shortly after getting vaccinated? Or the 23 deaths in nursing homes in Norway?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Keep calm and remember this Nerdy Girl Mantra—“What is the BASELINE RATE?” Humans look for patterns & meaning in everything from cloud formations, burnt toast, or the socks they are wearing when their favorite team wins. Especially when something exceptionally good or bad happens, we’re quick to ascribe the cause to something that happened Read more…
Q: Why is it like this? And what are older adults supposed to do if they don’t have someone to help them? A: We know it feels like Hunger Games, Senior Edition in many places right now. Many states and counties are still figuring out vaccine scheduling and delivery systems. It will get better, but Read more…
Si todos van a contraer Omicron, ¿por qué debemos evitarlo? ¿Ahora podemos regresar a la vida normal?
Infection and Spread Posts en EspañolAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Todavía no. Todavía es important disminuir la propagación del virus porque mantener la cantidad de personas contaminadas a la misma vez Baja, deja que haya más tiempo para mejorar los tratamientos, tener más vacunaciones, y proteja la disponibilidad de atención médica para todos. Aunque es probable que todos estarán expuestos a COVID-19 durante un periodo Read more…
What should I make of the stories of someone dying shortly after getting vaccinated? Or the 23 deaths in nursing homes in Norway?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Keep calm and remember this Nerdy Girl Mantra—“What is the BASELINE RATE?” Humans look for patterns & meaning in everything from cloud formations, burnt toast, or the socks they are wearing when their favorite team wins. Especially when something exceptionally good or bad happens, we’re quick to ascribe the cause to something that happened Read more…
Todavía no. Todavía es important disminuir la propagación del virus porque mantener la cantidad de personas contaminadas a la misma vez Baja, deja que haya más tiempo para mejorar los tratamientos, tener más vacunaciones, y proteja la disponibilidad de atención médica para todos. Aunque es probable que todos estarán expuestos a COVID-19 durante un periodo Read more…
What should I make of the stories of someone dying shortly after getting vaccinated? Or the 23 deaths in nursing homes in Norway?
VaccinesJennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Keep calm and remember this Nerdy Girl Mantra—“What is the BASELINE RATE?” Humans look for patterns & meaning in everything from cloud formations, burnt toast, or the socks they are wearing when their favorite team wins. Especially when something exceptionally good or bad happens, we’re quick to ascribe the cause to something that happened Read more…
A: Keep calm and remember this Nerdy Girl Mantra—“What is the BASELINE RATE?” Humans look for patterns & meaning in everything from cloud formations, burnt toast, or the socks they are wearing when their favorite team wins. Especially when something exceptionally good or bad happens, we’re quick to ascribe the cause to something that happened Read more…
