Newburgh Clinic

If your child just completed grade 7 and missed their hepatitis B, HPV9, or meningococcal vaccines due to school closures can get caught up a @KFLAPH Grade 7 Catch-Up Immunization Clinic on Friday mornings in August and September. Book online kflaph.ca/appointments

Please spread the word...Dr. McDonald had hoped to be able to tell patients face-to-face, but COVID has made that impossible

HUGE shout out to our amazing patients, Kirk and Holly Davis of Tweed, (and, yes, I got permission to print their names) who generously donated 300 masks that we will deliver to L&A Hospital....they own The Amazing Dollar Store in Havelock and were able to purchase these for us... let us all please remember these small businesses who are going out of their way to help in any way they can...they will all need us when this is over so please take note of everyone who is helping out... thanks again Holly and Kirk XO

Get to work and see this at the door....remember that the simplest acts of kindness mean so much... hang in there everyone and have a great day xoxo. And, to whoever did this, you have no idea how much it’s appreciated

PLEASE read then share this very important poster... thank you

Hi there! Sorry we haven’t posted for a while, but this is a very useful tool... Take care everyone. https://covid-19.ontario.ca/self-assessment/#q0

Thank-you to all who have liked or followed this page, and to all who have shared our posts. The response has been truly incredible. We never expected such an overwhelming response. As we try to adapt and prioritize our responsibilities in the ever-changing landscape that is COVID-19, we thought that, for ease of management, it would make sense to keep this page as a joint venture for news only, with commenting disallowed. Dr. Koester has started a separate but similar pag...e that will be open for comments and questions.... Search 'Dr. Kate at the Newburgh Clinic'. https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Kate-at-the-Newburgh-Clinic-103645521269992/?modal=admin_todo_tour Please join her over there, and continue to Like, Follow and Share from over there. This page will become quieter. Thanks so much for your time, Drs. K and M

References: Kingston Public Health Conference Mar 5, 2020 WHO website Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Interview of Dr. Bruce Aylward, Assistant Director General with WHO, Mar 5, 2020... University of Minnesota CIDRAP Worldometer Johns Hopkins Coronavirus-19 Global Cases Map See more

More to think about: The economy will suffer. This is outside the scope of this writer (Dr.McDonald), but think about how to keep our businesses alive, help our service providers (restaurants, hands-on therapists, etc) so they don't go bankrupt. The transport of goods across the border will slow. Employers can help unburden medical people by managing their own staffing issues, without asking for our policing. Don't ask for sick notes. Talk to your employees, ask what support they need, work together.

WHY SOCIAL DISTANCING MATTERS Yesterday we talked about staying socially connected. Today we'll talk about social distancing. Social Distancing is just that, keeping our distance from others in public places, or better yet, avoiding public places. Social distancing matters because containing this virus is a key part of our defence against it. There's no question that it'll spread but if we can slow it down, then we can buy time. With March Break around the corner, social dist...ancing will be a big deal. As Dr. McDonald likes to say, we need to make this a big deal so that it won't be a big deal. We've probably all heard that Ontario has decided to close ALL schools for two weeks after the March Break. Social distancing is the reason. We've probably all heard that the NBA and the NHL have cancelled their seasons. Concerts and conferences are being cancelled or postponed. Social distancing is the reason. Social distancing means that we need to be thoughtful about what interactions are necessary, and how we can interact safely in those situations. This means not touching our faces until we've washed our hands. It means keeping at least a 3 foot distance from others. We also need to be thoughtful about avoiding unnecessary interactions, which takes us back to something we mentioned in a previous post. We need to be prepared to change our plans. With March Break around the corner, now is the time to think about those plans, to think about cancelling unnecessary travel or unnecessary gatherings. There was a great article about social distancing in the Globe and Mail the other day, written by one of their science writers, André Picard. You'll find the link below. He also talks about preparing for the economic fallout from this pandemic. Our next post will talk more about preparing for those economic ripples. So stay tuned. And again, thanks for reading and thanks for sharing. https://www.theglobeandmail.com//article-coronavirus-pand/

Post # 5 from Dr. Koester and Dr. McDonald re COVID-19 That last post may sound pretty grim but honestly, it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom. Here are...... A Few More Things to Consider to Get Us Through. It's normal to become worried in times like this. Even though there's all kinds of talk about 'social distancing' (more on that in the next post) it's also REALLY important that we stay socially connected. We can do this through social media but better yet, we can pick up our phones. We can call family and friends, or neighbours. Especially the elderly or chronically ill. We can simply check in with them. We can offer to shop for them (hand-hygiene before delivery though!) or we can simply offer our ear. And when it's our turn to feel anxious, we can reach out to others. The best way to get through this is together. Come the nicer weather, there will be lots of ways that we can connect outside, and we've got some good ideas to celebrate our connections once that spring weather arrives so stay tuned, but in the meantime, let's stay connected! Coming up next....Social Distancing. Again, thanks for reading and for sharing.

Post # 4 from Dr. McDonald and Dr. Koester re COVID-19 Big news today. The World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 as a world-wide pandemic. And Canada has more than 100 cases, compared to a handful a couple of weeks ago. So... here are more Nitty Gritty Details. If you're convinced and have heard enough, skip this part. If you still need convincing, or just want more info, keep reading.... 80% of those who get sick have mild to moderate symptoms. 14% have significant pneumonia, and 6% have critical disease. The incubation period (time between exposure and illness) is most often 5 days but can range from 1 to 14, rarely up to 21 days. The death rate (mortality rate) increases with age. Age 50-59... 1.3% Age 60-69... 3.6% Age 70-79... 8% Age 80+... 15% The death rate varies by gender. Men... 4.7% Women... 2.8% The death rate also varies by association with other illnesses. Heart Disease... 13.2% Diabetes... 9.2% Lung Disease... 8.0% High Blood Pressure... 8.4% Cancer... 7.6% Overall death rate estimates are broad, from 1 to 4%. China's mortality rate was 2.4% initially. Global rates in countries with less sophisticated medical care are around 3.4%. As a comparison, the mortality rate for influenza is 0.1%, but many people are immune to influenza, either from immunizations or past infections, so the flu's 0.1% affects a small number of people. Nobody is immune to COVID-19. Even a 1% mortality rate makes COVID-19 10 times more lethal than the flu. 4% mortality would make COVID-19 40 times more lethal than the flu, and we're talking a LARGE number of people who will get sick from COVID-19. The numbers could get overwhelming in no time. On a more positive note, stay tuned for Post # 5, where we'll talk a bit more about things you can do to protect yourself and others.