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Omicron

Dr. Britni Hebert, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Lafayette Internal Medicine Clinic Lafayette, LA Omicron. There’s more uncertainty than certainty right now. Anticipate some back and forth as the necessary time passes to gain reliable data. Here’s what we know and what we can control:

What if You Feel Sick?

Dr. Britni Hebert, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Lafayette Internal Medicine Clinic Lafayette, LA What if you feel sick, or maybe it’s just allergies… or a cold or ‘sinuses’. It’s different now. I had the sniffles a while back. This is how I navigated a runny nose in this new world. With caution, multiple swabs, care andContinue reading “What if You Feel Sick?”

The Masks and Vaccines are Tools to Protect Our Children

Dr. Kimberly Mukerjee, pediatricianChildren’s HospitalNew Orleans, LA As parents, we use every tool at our disposal to protect our children. Masks and vaccines are two of those tools. We need to protect our children from COVID-19. Listen to pediatrician Dr. Kimberly Mukerjee’s words. Wear a mask, get vaccinated, protect your children.

Fight COVID like an Olympian

Schools start this week. Talk to your children about masking. Get them on team “Keep schools open and children healthy”. Louisiana may be trailing in Covid numbers but we are about to lead in keeping our children safe. I hope more states follow suit. Children in every state deserve Olympic sized protection. Oh and #vaccinateContinue reading “Fight COVID like an Olympian”

Q&A Panel With Local Doctors Hosted by First Baptist Church of Lafayette

” What you’re doing by saying ‘I’m going to wait for FDA approval’ is essentially saying you’re waiting for the bureaucracy to happen when the science is already completed.” Dr. Frank Courmier, Pulmonologist, Critical Care Physician “Most people underestimate the severity and danger of COVID and they drastically overestimate the risk of the vaccine.” Dr.Continue reading “Q&A Panel With Local Doctors Hosted by First Baptist Church of Lafayette”

Mask Mandate

Am I happy about the mask mandate: YES. Am I happy we so desperately need it: No. From the pit of my stomach, No. We are too late for vaccines and their 4 week delayed protection to save our hospitals right now. And they need saving yesterday. We need a ‘right now’ solution. That’s masks.Continue reading “Mask Mandate”

r-Value and the Contagiousness of Disease

I made this video back in December when people were confused as to why flu wasn’t spreading and COVID was. It explains r-value, or the ‘contagiousness level’ of diseases. Back then COVID had an r-value around 2-3 COVID. Now has an r-value of 8, give or take. If you don’t realize how catastrophic that jumpContinue reading “r-Value and the Contagiousness of Disease”