Until we’re all vaccinated against COVID-19 ...
Jan 28, 2021
We’re 10 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and a vaccine is becoming available to people based on essential worker status, age and health risk. You may be wondering how your family should manage it if your 76-year-old mom who lives with you and your spouse who’s a nurse assistant have been vaccinated but you and your 8-year-old son are not yet eligible for the vaccine.
According to Jeffrey Elder, MD, Medical Director for Emergency Management at LCMC Health, we shouldn’t change any habits we’ve adopted to protect against COVID-19 just yet. We’re still early in the process of vaccinating community members, so everyone, whether vaccinated or not, should continue to follow the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):