Post Pandemic: Re-Engaging with Community

The Covid-19 pandemic changed how we live, work, play and stayed healthy. It has been a challenging experience for all of us. As the infection rates fall and more people get vaccinated, we re-enter public life in a “new normal” community.  Below are some...

The End of the Public Health Emergency

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that the Public Health Emergency for COVID- 19 will be terminated on May 11, 2023. The public health emergency has enabled the government to provide many Americans with Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines at...

Oral Antivirals for Covid-19 Treatment at Home

Oral Antivirals for COVID-19 Treatment at home There are treatments that may help reduce how sick you become if you get COVID-19.   There are now two different pills available which will allow you to be treated at home.  These medications are Paxlovid and Lagevrio. ...

Covid or the Flu?

Q: Nurse Lynette, how do I know if I have COVID or the Flu?  As I have visited parishes this month, this has been a frequently asked question. COVID and the flu have similarities, but there are some differences. COVID-19 and the flu have many symptoms in common,...

Better Boosters

BETTER BOOSTERS: Updates on the Reformulated COVID-19 Boosters On 9/1/22, the CDC endorsed the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorizations for two reformulated COVID-19 booster shots, one from Moderna and another from Pfizer/BioNTech. The new...