Members of the COVID Community Collaboration are eliminating obstacles that greater Williamsburg’s under-served residents face in getting their vaccinations.
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Feb 25, 2021 06:36 PM By Sabrina Emms A 3D representation of the human heart. Edward L / Flickr
Satjit Bhusri, MD, is worried about heart health his own, and yours. A long-time New York City cardiologist, he is now treating the aftereffects of Covid-19. “What s unusual about Covid …is that it is extremely inflammatory. That means the body attacks [the virus], and [the immune system] kind of goes overboard,” he said.
What is unnerving is that the cardiovascular damage often appears after the virus has been shed.
If the Covid-19 heart connection seems surprising, it was news to doctors too, because Covid is considered a respiratory disease. But Covid patients began showing vascular problems.
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