| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
COVID Q&A with Lake Cumberland District Health A Lake Cumberland District Health Department Zoom meeting was held on September 15, 2021. The panel consisted of: Amy Tomlinson, Executive Director, Dr. Weyman, Medical Director, Laura Woodrum, Director of Nursing Melanie Jones, Health Educator, moderator The following questions were presented to the staff by the media and community at large. 1. How long can a positive COVID case test positive? Answer: PCR tests which measure the presence of viral RNA may be positive for weeks and possibly more than a month. This test does not differentiate between viable virus and remnant RNA, Antigen tests tend not to be positive once the person recovers. 2. My 10-year-old daughter has Covid right now. She is gradually losing her sense of taste and smell. She can smell some things and taste some things but not all things. Is this common? Answer: Change or loss of smell and taste are quite common during COVID infection. 3. I watch your email every day and have noted that a pretty large handful of individuals have died who were vaccinated. Why is that? Answer: In the last month we have had more individuals who have died and were vaccinated (5/28). All were either elderly and/or with underlying conditions. Waning immunity also likely played a part, as most of the elderly were first to be vaccinated in early 2021. The immune system of the elderly is weaker and does not respond as well to vaccination as do the young. 4. Explain the difference from isolation and quarantine? Answer: In reality there is no difference- both require the person to stay away from other people for 10 days. Isolation is designated for COVID cases to prevent spread. Quarantine is designated for exposed persons, who may be in the incubation period and able to spread the disease. 5. When should I expect a call from the health department when, we are positive? Answer: Due to the large number of cases and limited staff, you may not hear from the health department for several days. All recommendations for isolation, etc are on our website. 6. When can someone get the booster shot? If you take Moderna, can you take the Pfizer booster shot? Answer: The FDA has not specified when booster shots will be authorized for non- immunocompromised individuals. The latter can receive them now. CDC recommends the use of the same vaccine for the 3rd dose for immunocompromised individuals. 7. I tested positive for COVID, should I get retested after my 10 days of isolation? Answer: No, studies have shown that the contagious period ends when individuals recover which has been shown to be around day 10. The PCR test may be positive for longer due to non-viable RNA remnants. LCDHD County Health Centers -- (800) 928-4416 Adair • Casey • Clinton • Cumberland • Green • McCreary • Pulaski • Russell • Taylor • Wayne If you have questions for our next media zoom meeting, feel free to contact the health educator at our local health department or reach out to Tracy Aaron at Tracys.aaron@lcdhd.org or 606-678-4761 x 6256. Hearing or speech impaired callers: call the Kentucky Relay Service at (800) 648-6056. Give the communications assistant our phone number to contact us. This story was posted on 2021-09-15 21:54:28
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic Health Care:
TJRH adds new Dermatology Clinic in Glasgow TJRH cancels 2021 Women's Conference TJRH recognized for efforts to improve stroke treatment TJMF donates Stop the Bleed kits to local agencies TJ Regional Health warns of phone scams TJRH expands vaccination schedule TJRH Senior Health Fair, Thu 29 July 2021 UL Health Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group TJRH now offering Modified Barium Swallow studies Bariatric Seminar at TJH-CPC View even more articles in topic Health Care |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
