But after doing so, another worry surfaced: what if she had an unintended pregnancy?
It was still too early to take a test and be sure, but since the patient had paused her normal prescription, she was concerned.
“It turned out that she wasn’t pregnant, and she was very relieved, but she really wanted to make sure that she did not become pregnant,” Tressan said, adding how the patient was hoping for a 12-month prescription to minimize her visits to the pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they were having a hard time finding a location that would cover it.
A new report commissioned by medical journal The Lancet revealed a host of widespread policy failures that resulted in thousands of preventable deaths, worsened racial disparities and further widened the inequalities between rich and poor.
Doctors inject sisters Claudia Scott-Mighty, left, Althea Scott-Bonaparte, who are patient care directors, and Christine Scott, an ICU nurse, with their second shot of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Bronxville, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).
(CN) A new assessment by medical journal The Lancet lays out in shocking detail the repercussions President Donald Trump’s health policies had on the wellbeing of the American people, with the report attributing thousands of avoidable deaths and increased racial and economic disparities to his administration.
State
Details about eligibility and the vaccine program at www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-vaccination-program
Information for those 75 and older at www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-vaccinations-for-people-ages-75-and-older
Local resources
If local residents need assistance with state signup, the city recommended reaching out to trusted friends and family if available, but noted that the Council on Aging and Somerville/Cambridge Elder Services can also help. For support in other languages, contact 311 to be connected to bilingual support.
Council on Aging: (617) 625-6600 ext 2300 or somervillema.gov/coa
Somerville/Cambridge Elder Services, Inc., (617)628-2601, Web: eldercare.org
311 Constituent Services: 617-666-3311
Right now, the city is receiving small, unpredictable shipments of vaccine. Somerville initially received 500 doses to begin vaccinating the city s first responders, and has now been promised 100 doses a week, though that could change.
“Trump’s disastrous actions compounded longstanding failures in health policy in the USA. We know what it will take to create a healthy society. We just need the political will to do it.”