A Coronavirus (COVID-19) preparedness meeting took place today at CHEMED Health Center, lead by CHEMED and the Ocean County Health Department.
Attendees included several officials from CHEMED, the Ocean County Health Department, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), representatives from Beth Medrash Govoha and the Board of Education, to discuss what the action plan would be if there werereported cases of Coronavirus in Lakewood and the surrounding area.
At the present time there is a greater risk of contracting type A or type B flu, as have been prevalent all winter, than of contracting COVID-19.
Should COVID-19 become a concern in our area, the majority of cases would appear as a mild respiratory illness. The elderly and anyone who is immuno-compromised are most at risk of complications.
The best defense against COVID-19 is to follow the same guidelines offered for preventing the spread of flu.
During the H1N1 and Measles outbreaks CHEMED provided mass vaccination, education and community-wide triaging of patients with suspected disease, helping to minimize the spread of these diseases.
CHEMED will continue to work with partner organizations and physician practices to coordinate a local response as necessary.
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About CHEMED: CHEMED provides comprehensive health and medical services, such as Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, Dentistry, Women’s Healthand Radiology. Uninsured and underinsured patients canbe seen on a sliding-fee scale. To make an appointment, call 732-364-6666.
Maybe they should check all school and shul bathrooms to make sure they have soap in their soap dispensers, subject to fines if they do not.
Maybe they should ask teachers to take the children to wash their hands with soap and water before snack time and lunch time.
And maybe schools/teachers should not be allowed to give out unhealthy snacks like lollipops, fruit by the foot, jelly beans etc, bec sugary items lower a person’s immune system to fight germs in the air.