Food distribution event set
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Healthy Jacksonville collaborative will partner with other groups to provide a drive-through food distribution event.
It will start at 3 p.m. Friday at Spirit of Faith Soup Kitchen, 105 E. Dunlap St. No pre-registration is required, but those participating should wear a face covering and clear space in the trunk of their vehicle so volunteers can safely load food.
Participants are asked to line up on East Street between Walnut and Wolcott streets.
Food is being provided by Dot Foods in partnership with Central Illinois Foodbank. Rochelle Eiselt
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Last year, there were 2,013 flu cases; now there are 29 - here s why
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
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Influenza cases have dropped significantly within the Memorial Health System, with Passavant Area Hospital seeing no cases or hospitalizations since October.
Within the other four Memorial Health System hospitals Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln and Taylorville Memorial Hospital there are 29 active cases, down from 2,013 at the same time last year. There have been six hospitalizations 93 fewer than last year.
Gina Carnduff, director of infection prevention for Memorial Health System, said precautions being taken for COVID-19 are helping prevent the spread of other viruses.
Caution with medications advised before getting vaccine
Rochelle Eiselt, rochelle.eiselt@myjournalcourier.com
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People preparing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination should avoid certain medications, including acetaminophen, ibuprofen and naproxen.
“Tylenol or ibuprofen can basically blunt your body’s immune system’s response to the vaccine,” said Dr. Anthony Griffin, chief medical officer for Passavant Area Hospital.
The three are marketed over-the-counter under brand names including Tylenol, Advil and Aleve.
The COVID-19 vaccine’s purpose is to rev up your immune system to fight against the virus, and those medications could reduce the vaccine’s effectiveness, Griffin said.
Once you’ve had the vaccine, however, it is OK to use any of the three medications to treat symptoms such as body aches or arm pain near the injection site, if necessary, Griffin said.