Additional COVID-19 Vaccination for Immunocompromised People By Danna Shetty, PA-C

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recently recommended that moderately to severely compromised persons who have already received their COVID-19 vaccination get an additional dose of their respective vaccine. This is meant to be a precautionary measure to protect people who are immunocompromised and may not be able to build up the same level of immunity to their initial vaccine doses as non-immunocompromised persons will. It’s important to emphasize that...

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This Wednesday: Free COVID-19 Webinar

Here at Family Practice Center keeping our patients informed and educated at the highest level possible is always a top priority. That’s why we wanted to let everyone know about an upcoming COVID-19 webinar being hosted by the Medical Association of Atlanta. COVID-19 Pandemic: What Should I Do? will be held over Zoom on Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 at 7pm eastern. The virtual event will include speakers including Carlos del Rio, M.D., of Emory University School...

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Answering Common Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines

The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been around for over a year now dramatically impacting the health and wellbeing of the global population. It’s been a year of adjustments to our lifestyles to help mitigate the spread of the virus, including stay-at-home orders, virtual classrooms for school-aged children, take-out only at restaurants, maintaining social distancing of at least six feet, and wearing masks in public places, among other efforts. In December...

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COVID-19 Vaccine Update From Family Practice Center

The timeline for COVID-19 vaccine distribution is a topic of great concern for all of us. Family Practice Center is doing everything we can to help keep our patients informed. All of our healthcare providers have received their first round of COVID-19 vaccinations. As of January 7, 2021, we currently do NOT have vaccines available for the general public but we will notify all patients via MyChart, our website, and our Family Practice Center Facebook page when we...

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