Cardiovascular Clinic of North Georgia

Wear masks everyone especially when going out to any public place. Obviously do not need to wear it jogging in the park or driving alone in the car. https://www.inverse.com//masks-breathing-in-less-coronavir

There are over a 150 COVID vaccines under development and in trials. Hopefully one or more will work. Here is a good summary of the progress so far divided up by the type of vaccine. https://www.nytimes.com///coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html

https://www.fastcompany.com//mit-researchers-say-these-are

https://www.washingtonpost.com//coronavirus-vaccine-first/

https://www.cnbc.com//coronavirus-scientists-race-to-find-

Top COVID vaccine candidates at this time. https://www.coronavirustoday.com/coronavirus-vaccine-candid

Happy Nurses week!

This #WorldHealthDay we celebrate and honour healthcare workers and Physician especially those who are working as first line of defence against the #coronavirus. Their work has been relentless, courageous and critical in saving lives. We want you to be safe and stay well. For that they need protection. We all need to lobby for the best PPE ( Personal Protective Equipment) for our Physicians, Nurses, and other Healthcare workers on the frontlines and the health and recovery of all the Healthcare workers who already have got the Coronavirus or been exposed! https://www.who.int/westernpacific//events/world-health-day

Cardiovascular Clinic of North Georgia is offering E-Visits and Televideo visits to help our patients during these challenging times. Call 678-430-3110 today for an appointment.Cardiovascular Clinic of North Georgia is offering E-Visits and Televideo visits to help our patients during these challenging times. Call 678-430-3110 today for an appointment.

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Coronavirus Educational Site! https://www.google.com/covid19/

Mitigation measures for COVID-19 Support your schools’ decisions to close: Proactive school closings save more lives than reactive school closings. Your schools should close now before infections are present. Closed schools do not mean playdates for children this counteracts the social distancing the school closures are meant to create in the first place. 6 feet: The COVID-19 virus spreads through droplets. They can move 6 feet before gravity brings them to earth. Stay 6... feet away from people if you need to go outside. Meticulous hand washing: Wash thoroughly and wash often. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer works well if your hands are otherwise clean. Do not touch your face. This is hard. This is a learned skill: Practice often. Clean doorknobs, toilets, cellphones, countertops, refrigerator handles, and so on many times each day. The virus could live on certain surfaces for 4-72 hours. If you can work from home, work from home. No tournaments, no sports events, no soccer, baseball, dance, volleyball, softball, gymnastics, concerts, martial arts, etc. We don’t care how much they claim they will clean the equipment. Cancel vacation travel. We know you planned this for a long time. You will be saving many lives by doing so perhaps someone you know. Cancel weddings/ bar/bat mitzvahs, birthday parties, and so on. Help other people live so they can celebrate future events too. If you are over 60 years old, you should stay home. You should only go out if there is a critical need. If you have parents/grandparents in a nursing home, you should consider moving them home for now. Do not congregate in a restaurant, bar, etc. Again, you will save the lives of people you will never meet. If you feel sick, stay home. It doesn’t matter if you don’t feel too sick. Going to work will put countless other people at risk of suffering or dying. Cancel all business travel. Your life and the lives of others are more important. Expect supply chain issues: Work with your doctor to try to get a three month supply of medication. Many grocery stores have order ahead options with either pick up or delivery. There are online grocery delivery services available in many areas. Wash your hands thoroughly after unpacking groceries. See more

Latest information from Cardiovascular Clinic of North Georgia! We understand the recent news surrounding COVID-19 is fast moving and can be confusing. Here are current facts as they relate to Cardiovascular Clinic of North George as of Saturday March 14, 2020. We are unaware of any exposure to coronavirus at the Clinic or neighboring Medical offices. None of our patients have reported any positive COVID-19 test results. We have had no reports from staff that they were expo...sed. All of our offices remain open and are operating according to normal schedules. Please know that Cardiovascular Clinic of North George has implemented a robust COVID-19 response plan following CDC recommendations around screenings, triage, use of personal protective equipment, and creating the safest environment for our patients, our staff and our providers. We encourage you to follow the health, wellness and prevention tips set forth by the CDC. More information can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html Should you have questions or concerns about upcoming procedures or visits, please contact the office directly for guidance. Please use our website and official social media channels for further updates. See more

The best advice I've seen so far. From a member of the Stanford hospital board. This is their feedback for now on Corona virus: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - CORONAVIRUS -- 1. If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold 2. Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose. ... 3. This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature of just 26/27 degrees. It hates the Sun. 4. If someone sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne. 5. If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so if you come into contact with any metal surface - wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap. 6. On fabric it can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will kill it. 7. Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink liquids with ice. 8. Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes, but - a lot can happen during that time - you can rub your eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on. 9. You should also gargle as a prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm water will suffice. 10. Can't emphasis enough - drink plenty of water! THE SYMPTOMS 1. It will first infect the throat, so you'll have a sore throat lasting 3/4 days 2. The virus then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and then the lungs, causing pneumonia. This takes about 5/6 days further. 3. With the pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing. 4. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You feel like you're drowning. It's imperative you then seek immediate attention. Serious excellent advice by Japanese doctors treating COVID-19 cases: Everyone should ensure your mouth & throat are moist, never dry. Take a few sips of water every 15 minutes at least. Why? Even if the virus gets into your mouth, drinking water or other liquids will wash them down through your throat and into the stomach. Once there, your stomach acid will kill all the virus. If you don't drink enough water more regularly, the virus can enter your windpipe and into the lungs. That's very dangerous. Please send and share this with family and friends. Take care everyone and may the world recover from this Coronavirus soon.