Coping with COVID Stress - Quick Tips from AAFP Family physicians Lalita Abhyankar, MD, and Kyle Bradford Jones, MD, recently joined Ada Stewart, MD, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), for a virtual town hall(www.youtube.com) about stress and trauma related to COVID-19. The town hall was titled “Your Feelings Are Real: Navigating Grief, Anger, Fear, Guilt, and Moral Injury.” Jones shared his own experience working through depression and anxiety during medical training, an experience he chronicled in a memoir(www.amazon.com), and shared how the past year has worsened his mental health. Abhyankar, who works at a federally qualified health center in ... February 24, 2021 COVID19, Mental Health, Physician Wellness COVID-19, Mental Health, Stress, Trauma 0 0 Comment Read More »
COVID-19 Tracking Poll, February 2021: Views from California Health Care Providers on the Front Lines As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, it continues to have unprecedented impact on California’s health care system. To assess that impact on health care providers, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), in conjunction with Goodwin Simon Strategic Research, conducted a statewide survey of California health care providers. The poll provides insights into providers’ acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine, assessment of their health care systems’ readiness to administer the vaccine to the general public, and the impact of COVID-19 on providers’ mental health and morale, as well as ... February 18, 2021 COVID19 COVID-19, Vaccine 0 0 Comment Read More »
County of Santa Clara Announces Expansion of COVID-19 Vaccinations Starting February 28 County officials announced on Tuesday that healthcare providers across Santa Clara County will expand access to COVID-19 vaccination to workers in education and childcare, emergency services, and the food and agriculture industries, starting February 28, 2021. As vaccine access expands to these additional groups, focusing vaccination efforts on the most impacted areas of the community and older residents at greatest risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19 will remain a critical focus and priority. This expansion of vaccine access is planned as the County Health System continues to boost ... February 18, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID-19, Vaccine 0 0 Comment Read More »
First Two Cases of South African Variant Identified in California; Detected in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties The first cases identified in California of the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2, also known as the South African variant, have been detected locally, one in Santa Clara County and one in Alameda County. In the Santa Clara County case, the individual and a household member recently returned from international travel in mid-January and first experienced symptoms several days later. Fortunately, the pair followed Santa Clara County’s 10-day mandatory travel quarantine and were isolated in their apartment for the entire infectious period. The case in Alameda County remains under investigation. “This is ... February 10, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID-19, Public Health, Variant 0 0 Comment Read More »
County of Santa Clara Launches New Vaccine Dashboard The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department has launched a new data dashboard with information about vaccine administration to Santa Clara County residents, including the total number of residents vaccinated to date. The dashboard includes information by race/ethnicity, gender, and age from the California Department of Public Health’s California Immunization Registry (CAIR2). As of today, more than 10% of County residents ages 16 and older have already received at least one dose of vaccine, reflecting strong progress towards the County’s goal of vaccinating at least 85% of residents in this ... February 8, 2021 COVID19, Public Health COVID-19, Data, Vaccine 0 0 Comment Read More »
