How to resolve AdBlock issue? Ask Dr. Halverson: What to know about new COVID-19 strain
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- Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 09:18
By Dr. Jim Halverson
A more contagious COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom continues to be detected across the United States and around the world.
Ask Dr. Halverson: When might the general public be vaccinated?
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- Published: Thursday, 31 December 2020 12:39
By Dr. Jim Halverson
The highly anticipated opportunity to provide effective vaccines against COVID-19 began Dec. 11 with the approval of the Pfizer m-RNA vaccine.
Ask Dr. Halverson: Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines
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- Published: Thursday, 24 December 2020 08:48
By Dr. Jim Halverson
Vaccination of local health care workers at high risk for contracting COVID-19 began last week in Ventura County.
Ask Dr. Halverson: Update on COVID-19 home testing kits and vaccines
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- Published: Friday, 18 December 2020 09:37
By Dr. Jim Halverson
With the recent increase in coronavirus cases, the need for convenient and accurate tests for this virus that give results rapidly has never been more important.
Ask Dr. Halverson: How Melbourne, Australia, eradicated COVID-19
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- Published: Friday, 11 December 2020 09:13
By Dr. Jim Halverson
In July, the Australian state of Victoria was going through a second COVID-19 wave.
Ask Dr. Halverson: Changing demographics, better treatments and care improve mortality rates
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- Published: Friday, 04 December 2020 09:31
By Dr. Jim Halverson
Healthcare workers are now seeing unprecedented increases in COVID-19 diagnoses and hospitalizations.
Ask Dr. Halverson: Seven critical lessons from the Great Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020
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- Published: Wednesday, 25 November 2020 10:55
By Dr. Jim Halverson
Lawrence O. Gostin, J.D., of the Georgetown University Law Center, wrote a timely and fascinating article in the Nov. 10 Journal of the American Medical Association.
Ask Dr. Halverson: Coronavirus vaccines: Encouraging news, significant challenges
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- Published: Friday, 20 November 2020 09:39
By Dr. Jim Halverson
As COVID-19 cases surge, with little relief in sight, the world got good news Nov. 9. Pfizer and its partner, the German company BioNTech, announced preliminary results that suggest their vaccine was more than 90 percent effective. However, there is still much we need to know about how well the vaccine works. Here is the current status on vaccines and some of the significant challenges that remain in the months ahead.
Ask Dr. Halverson: What is the true impact of the Great Pandemic?
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- Published: Friday, 13 November 2020 09:15
By Dr. Halverson
Every day, new tallies of cases, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are reported by universities and the media. Are they accurate and do they represent the true impact of this disease on our nation and the world? The highly respected Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) devoted its entire Oct. 12 weekly publication to this topic. Several sobering facts were clearly articulated.
Dr. Halverson: Thank you, Ojai Unified, for reopening elementary schools
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- Published: Friday, 06 November 2020 10:16
By Dr. Jim Halverson
Elementary students through fifth grade returned to their classrooms in a hybrid format this past Monday, Nov. 2. Under the guidance of Superintendent Tiffany Morse and support from teachers, staff and the school board, Ojai Unified School District became just the second district in the county to reopen since our coronavirus case numbers declined enough to put our county in Tier 2 in October.
Ask Dr. Halverson: Why Latinx are at higher risk of COVID-19 infection, complications
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- Published: Friday, 30 October 2020 09:53
By Dr. Jim Halverson
Eighteen percent of U.S. residents are Latinx, (a gender-neutral term for Latinos and Latinas). Hispanic is also a commonly used term to describe a person of Latin American descent. Yet, they account for 33% of the U.S. COVID-19 cases. Similarly, 44% of Ventura County residents are Latinx, but account for just over 70% of the cases. What is driving this inequity and what can be done to fix it?