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No, Vaccinated People Are Not ‘Just as Likely’ to Spread the Coronavirus as Unvaccinated People

Great article: Enjoy time together with your healthy vaccinated friends and family! You have to be sick to transmit the virus. To transmit, a vaccinated person must have a breakthrough infection.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/the-vaccinated-arent-just-as-likely-to-spread-covid/620161/

No, Vaccinated People Are Not ‘Just as Likely’ to Spread the Coronavirus as Unvaccinated People This has become a common refrain among the cautious—and it’s wrong.

Dara Kass, MD on Twitter

This is insanity. Play it safe and take the vaccine. There is absolutely nothing natural about this approach. The leaders in functional medicine reccommend COVID vaccination!
https://twitter.com/darakass/status/1430652937076944901?s=12&fbclid=IwAR0_bw-hLbweciC4Zbt8hVUSy2rnb43jgJr_R3ejd6l01DAj9oVQxXur3WE

Dara Kass, MD on Twitter “mAb treatment gives you expensive, temporary, synthetic antibodies AFTER you are exposed or infected with COVID. The vaccine gives you inexpensive, durable, natural antibodies BEFORE you are exposed or infected with COVID. This is crazy! https://t.co/BSVB9ZFA6f”

Friends, I hate to share this message, but COVID cases are starting to rise up again all over the U.S. I know many of you have read about the delta variant which is rising rapidly across the country. It is highly contagious and is spreading much more effectively in groups and households than other variants. We now have substantial spread of coronavirus in Fairfax County. Over a year ago when we were facing an inevitable surge, we felt more helpless as the outbreaks were occurring. This year we have safe and effective vaccines for anyone over 12 to help in our upcoming wave. Please get vaccinated, get your children vaccinated, encourage your family and friends to get vaccinated. If you have been on the fence about vaccines, NOW is the time to act! The best way to protect our community in the upcoming months is to get most of us vaccinated. Believe me, I want our lives to carry on as normally as possible as we head into the fall. I feel like our opportunity to do this depends on us all doing our part to protect ourselves and our neighbors, and our schools! Reach out to me if you want to talk about this further.

Happy New Year! Hoping we're all immunized very very soon.

How to safely celebrate winter holidays

https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/10/20/covid-19-winter-holidays/

The pandemic will not be over anytime soon. Here are some ideas for staying close while remaining safe.

Reopened schools in Europe and Asia have largely avoided coronavirus outbreaks. They have lessons for the U.S.

Helpful and reassuring information for parents and teachers

washingtonpost.com There is enduring worry about the susceptibility of teens.

Where to get tested for COVID-19 in the DC region | WTOP

VA list is at bottom of article.

wtop.com D.C., Maryland and Virginia are opening new COVID-19 testing sites with drive-through and walk-up options. Find out how to get tested.

OUR OFFICE IS CLOSED!

BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE YOUR PROVIDER
FROM HOME!

CALL THE OFFICE AND SCHEDULE A TELEMEDICINE VISIT

THIS SERVICE IS COVERED BY MOST
INSURANCE PLANS

WE ARE ALSO STILL AVAILABLE TO
ANSWER PATIENT CALLS

WE KNOW YOU’LL HAVE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS

At Weaver Wellness Care, your health and safety is our top priority. We will have providers in the office this week but we will also provide telemedicine services. Medicare and the majority of insurance plans cover this service.

Coronavirus: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment | Familydoctor.org

Information written especially for patients.

familydoctor.org A coronavirus is a virus found in animals that can be transmitted to humans. Coronavirus symptoms include cough, difficulty breathing, runny nose & fever.

All patients with respiratory symptoms and a fever must call the office prior to an appt. We work hard to keep all of our patients healthy.

Remember to keep calm and wash your hands!

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Opinion | You Call It Starvation. I Call It Biohacking.

Eating Disorders effect women and men.

nytimes.com Welcome to the bro-y world of extreme dieting. Or is it disordered eating?

UNC football player goes public about his battle with depression

This is what a hero looks like.

abc11.com By letting the world know of his hurt, UNC defensive lineman Jake Lawler hopes to help others walking the same tightrope.

A Mighty Girl

A powerful message for Mighty Girls young and old! You're not a pear, apple, or hourglass; you're just awesome-shaped!

To encourage your Mighty Girl to love herself just as she is, we've showcased our favorite body positive books for children and teens in our blog post, "25 Body Image Positive Books for Mighty Girls," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10912

A few of our favorite books for children and teens about the importance of loving yourself include "I Like Myself" for ages 3 to 8 (https://www.amightygirl.com/i-like-myself), "A Smart Girl's Guide to Liking Herself, Even on the Bad Days" for ages 9 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/a-smart-girl-s-guide-to-liking-herself), and "The Body Image Workbook for Teens" for ages 13+ (https://www.amightygirl.com/body-image-workbook).

For an empowering guide for adult women who struggle with body image or self-confidence, we highly recommend, "Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance," at http://amzn.to/2qf53PZ

For resources for parents on encouraging a healthy self-esteem and positive body image in their daughters, visit our "Body Image" parenting section at https://www.amightygirl.com/parenting/body-image-self-esteem

Thanks to the artist Moolis -- check out her art on DeviantArt at http://bit.ly/10LMHIy!

I'm A Pediatrician. Here's What I've Learned About Why People Don't Trust Vaccines.

All three of my children are vaccinated. But I am always here to listen to the vaccine hesitant parent.

huffpost.com It only takes one scary true story to turn an already fearful parent off vaccines.

A silver lining for migraine sufferers? - Harvard Health Blog

Migrainers deserve a silver lining!

health.harvard.edu A recent study suggests that having migraine headaches may be connected to a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, though the specific reason for this connection remains unknown.

Eating disorder treatment facility opens in Clifton

So this is how I'm spending my Fridays:
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fairfax_county/eating-disorder-treatment-facility-opens-in-clifton/article_8c5a3f50-0562-11e9-a00e-430024a5187f.html

fairfaxtimes.com On the outside, Clementine Twin Lakes looks no different from any of the massive brick McMansions that dot the Northern Virginia landscape.

10 Everyday Ways To Foster A Healthy Body Image In Your Child

Great piece.

huffpost.com Here are some things for parents to keep in mind.

Ten Things I Wish Physicians Would Know About Eating Disorders - Eating Disorders Catalogue

I love this

edcatalogue.com FacebookTwitter15Google+ Ten Things I Wish Physicians Would Know About Eating Disorders by Edward P. Tyson, M.D., Austin, TX The most important things physicians need to know have to do not with technical aspects of assessing or treating physical aspects of an illness, although those are important.....

Best care package ideas for a person who is in an eating disorder treatment facility

I've had family ask me for advice on this before. This is a great list but I'd run it by staff before sending a care package that can't be received.

more-love.org When a loved one, friend, or acquaintance enters an eating disorder treatment center, they benefit from a connection to the outside world and a reminder that the people who love them are rooting fo…

Heart Attack Risk Doubles for Daily E-cigarette Users

The verdict is out on the dangers of va**ng.

aafp.org Using e-ci******es every day almost doubles the risk for myocardial infarction, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. For those who use e-ci******es and conventional ci******es concurrently, the risk is fivefold.

Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong

A scathing indictment of the damaging ways doctors treat obese patients.

https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/everything-you-know-about-obesity-is-wrong/

highline.huffingtonpost.com For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives. It's time for a new paradigm.

www.nbcnews.com

One more reason to stand by our decision to stop routinely checking Vit D levels at our office.

nbcnews.com Breaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Dr. Michael Holick’s enthusiasm for vitamin D can be fairly described as extreme.The Boston University endocrinologist, who perhaps more than anyone else is responsible fo...

Dangers of JUULing/Vaping - familydoctor.org

Wonder what all the hype about teens and JUULing is about?
https://familydoctor.org/dangers-e-ci******esva**ng/

familydoctor.org E-ci******es are often marketed as a safer alternative to smoking. But they’re not safe. They still put an addictive drug and chemicals into your body.

Allergy Symptons and Cold Symptons: Weaver Wellness Care: Family Medicine Practice

https://www.elizabethweavermd.com/blog/allergy-symptons-and-cold-symptons

elizabethweavermd.com Find out whether it's a cold or allergies

Welcome to Weaver Wellness Care!: Weaver Wellness Care: Family Medicine Practice

elizabethweavermd.com We're excited to announce some changes here at Weaver Wellness Center. As always, we're focused on delivering quality care to you and your family.

Spring is in the air and with it changes at Weaver Wellness Care. You can now schedule appointments on line through our website: elizabethweavermd.com

We apologize for the inconvenience and will work to get all appts rescheduled as soon as possible.

Loving the changes around here and especially the privilege of working alongside Janice Speer, FNP

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Its NEDA week. Are you worried you might have an eating disorder? Take a quick screening quiz. https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-involved/nedawareness

nationaleatingdisorders.org Monday, February 26th - sunday, March 4thOur theme this year is Let's Get Real and our goal is to expand the conversation and highlight stories we don't often hear. Our culture has complicated relationships with food, exercise, and appearance.30 million Americans will struggle with a full-blown eati...

Opinion | Anorexia And Bulimia Are Black Women's Diseases, Too

Important piece.

huffingtonpost.com There is a widely held belief that black women don’t have eating disorders. But that’s verifiably not true.