Season’s Greetings!
You have probably noticed that I was giving you a break with the emails but the new panic button has caused me to write again. It’s called the Omicron variant of SARS-2-CoV-2 virus.
“What shall we do?” people ask as they wring their hands. The short answer is nothing different, the same thing that you should have been doing all along but had started to slack off on.
The masks, the social distancing, the avoiding crowds, the hand sanitizer and hand washing. Combine that with immunizations and hope. Hope that the rest of the country will eventually get the message and the pandemic will be over.
As I mentioned well over a year ago, corona viruses are famous for mutating and we should expect variants fairly regularly. That is why you need to get a flu shot annually because the dominant variants this year may not necessarily be the dominant strain next year.
With the Covid-19 pandemic the current cause of over 90% of the hospitalizations is the delta variant. Remember the panic when we heard about Delta? We can envision a time when the Omicron variant or some other variant will be the predominant strain. Whenever there is a new variant announced you can pretty much assume it is already here in the US. There is no need to wait and watch the state by state “breaking news”. This simply causes unnecessary anxiety.
The idea is not to panic. Variants are guaranteed to happen but you must stay the course and follow scientific guidance and common sense. A patient wisely told me last week that he had just decided not to go to his family in South Carolina for Thanksgiving because his relatives all refuse to get vaccinated, smart move. Then he said “The last straw was when my aunt died of Covid…..”
We are still offering Covid boosters in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Please note: I will alter my modus a little with these emails. I don’t want to add to the stuffing of my patients’ inboxes unless it is very important.
So I will continue to write blogs and also make videos on important topics and discuss experiences that patients have had that others can learn from. So this will be the last one for this year, hopefully nothing major will happen this month.
Soon you will be contacted for a phone satisfaction survey, I would love you to participate in those calls but they are by no means mandatory. All feedback is welcome and encouraged.
Last but not least, all AALI products are on sale buy 2 (of the same product) get one free through Xmas day. These are great for stocking stuffers and the body wash is much less drying in winter than soap. (Especially since you are washing your hands all the time:).
WEIGHT LOSS: All HCG programs will be 10% off if paid for this year even if you don’t start the actual weight loss program until next year. Refer a friend for the program and get another 10% off. You can also pay in advance for B12 shots.
Call early for refills or other services that need to take place before the end of the year. Stock up on vitamins if you have extra HSA or cafeteria funds. Plan on looking extra good for the holidays? Call soon.
I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season.
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