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U.S. health advisers on Friday urged resuming covid-19 vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot, saying its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clots in line with Europe’s rollout.
Federal health officials uncovered 15 vaccine recipients who developed a highly unusual kind of blood clot, out of nearly 8 million people given the J&J shot. All were women, most under age 50. Three died, and seven remain hospitalized.
“I think it’s important to note that all three vaccines are safe and effective,” said Dr. Graham Snyder, UPMC’s medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology. “What they’ve identified is 15 cases of clots associated with the vaccine. Given the number of doses already administered, that still makes this a very rare occurrence.”
Apr 24, 2021
WESTFIELD Fifteen providers including physicians, a physician assistant and a nurse practitioner have joined together to form The Chautauqua Medical Practice, with four locations in Western New York.
The providers are all on the medical staff at Westfield Memorial Hospital, part of the Allegheny Health Network.
¯ The Chautauqua Medical Practice includes: Chautauqua Medical Practice – Bemus Point, 4936 Main Street in Bemus Point, and includes family physician Dr. Paul S. Holley and nurse practitioner Holly Reed. Practice phone is 386-2414.
¯ The Chautauqua Medical Practice – Westfield, 158 E. MainSt., and includes family practice physician Dr. Russell Elwell and David Trusel, RPA-C.. The practice phone is 326-4686.
Apr 24, 2021
WESTFIELD Many Westfield Memorial Hospital patients requiring telemetry monitoring will no longer have to be transferred to another Allegheny Health Network hospital, and can receive care in their own community, thanks to a new 24/7 telemetry monitoring system recently launched at the hospital.
The GE APEX-Pro CH Telemetry System is a wireless mobile monitoring system that enables patients to move about their room and be taken to other parts of the hospital for testing and treatment. Patients wear a small device that tracks key vital signs and are monitored at a master control center 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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You’ve gotten your covid-19 vaccine dose and accompanying small, white vaccination card.
Now what do you do?
Take a picture of the card for backup purposes. No selfie required.
The card from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention serves as official documentation.
The cards contain important information about a person’s vaccination status, said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Pittsburgh-based infectious disease expert and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
“The cards are a record of the vaccinations you received regarding covid-19,” he said. “They’re a paper trail that you have of your vaccination status.”