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KEEPING THE CONSUMER SAFE; LIVING WITH COVID Part 3

DO I HAVE COVID AND WHAT DO I DO

Healthcare Consumer Navigator Center is a Healthcare Consumer Advocate Organization that helps consumer navigate the healthcare maze. The following Series “KEEPING THE CONSUMER SAFE; LIVING WITH COVID”.  Our goal is to provide a commonsense approach to living with covid with general healthcare information.

While this may seem to be a rather stupid question, we have two very different scenarios that we’d like to share. First, one scenario was early in the COVID journey, pre-vaccine and the medical community was still on a steep learning curve. The person tested positive but then based upon their personal physician advice waited 5 days and significant health deterioration  before going to the Emergency Room.

The second scenario is post vaccination and later in the COVID journey. The person was a symptomatic and only knew they had COVID because of being part of a “group” being tested. In all likelihood from some contact tracing, he’d been infected 5 or 6 days earlier.  The person infected had been vaccinated and the person infecting him had also been vaccinated.

As we reviewed the CDC’s COVID symptom’s list, we realized in today’s “vaccinated” environment, other conditions might resemble muted COVID symptoms. This requires a heightened awareness about personal health. If a person has underlying medical issues, waiting for the onset of full blown COVID symptoms, the timing might prove critical to the person’s health.

 



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