Coronavirus Vaccine
Section titled “Coronavirus Vaccine”Jefferson Healthcare lists those who are eligible for vaccination. If you are eligible, you may sign up. If you are not yet eligible, they have answers to your questions about the vaccination process.
Insider Information
Section titled “Insider Information”The Washington State Department of Health Data Dashboard shows Jefferson County cases over the period of this pandemic.
DataDashboard/Epidemiologic Curves/Cases. County selected is Jefferson.
DataDashboard/Cumulative Counts/Vaccinations. County selected is Jefferson.
Remembering Polio
Section titled “Remembering Polio”Bill Mann, a friend of mine who was caught by polio in the 1950s, recommended Philip Roth’s Nemesis as insight into those frightful days. Truly a memorable story, but if you are pressed for time try this shorter snapshot of that epidemic. It adds needed perspective to this one.
We Get Mail...
Section titled “We Get Mail...”An old friend sent this question in response to our last newsletter detailing the specifics of this new vaccine:/
Hi Douwe,
I'll read the article more thoroughly, but one question comes up from friends who are concerned that the vaccine is a new technology, and they want to wait until it's been on the market longer. Obviously, you feel comfortable with the new technology or you wouldn't have had your vaccine, but what do you say to those who are concerned about it being new? I was on the fence and considered waiting but have since registered on the website.
My response:
Were we not in the throes of this pandemic, I’d want to wait, too.
"Dear Doctor"
Section titled “"Dear Doctor"”While I enjoy receiving your email responses and being reassured that these newsletters meet your needs, I continue to hold hope that some of you—even just one person to start—would enter feedback in the online form at the bottom of the page. Maybe we could start a "Dear Doctor" section, somehow.
Appreciation to Jill Buhler Rienstra for editorial help.