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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Healthcare professionals in La Crosse say hospitalizations could rise due to a new COVID-19 variant.
People hear the word “mutation” and Hollywood movies may come to mind. However, this reality does not include the end of the world. The new virus strain first discovered in the UK is something health experts expected.
“We expect them to accumulate mutations or gain mutations along the way,” Megan Meller said, an infection preventionist with Gundersen Health System.
Meller said this new B-117 strain caught the eye of health care professionals for a few reasons.
“It accumulated a significant number of mutations in a very short amount of time,” she said.
La Crosse, Tomah healthcare leaders adapt to ever changing year
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“What a year it’s been,” Tracy Myhre said.
People don’t need an explanation of 2020.
“I sent a note to a colleague and I said, ‘We didn’t see this coming did we? ” Dr. Michael Dolan said.
This is a conversation of three Coulee Region healthcare systems about the lessons taught by the pandemic. Myhre, Tomah Health’s chief nursing officer said organization is vital.
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Individuals who are allergic to the vaccine should avoid it
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Most people in high-risk groups should get the COVID vaccine according to Mayo Clinic Health System Dr. Daniel DeSimone.
“If you know that you have an allergy to a product that’s in the Pfizer vaccine, that would be the only group that has a true contraindication for it,” DeSimone said.
Two healthcare workers in England who got vaccinated last week had severe allergic reactions.
A similar situation happened to a healthcare worker in Alaska Tuesday.
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As for La Crosse? That remains unclear.
“It’s about a marathon,” Gundersen Health System infectious control specialist Bridget Pfaff said.
But both Gundersen and Mayo Clinic health systems know which types of healthcare workers will be getting the vaccine first when it does arrive.
“We’re going to start with staff who are directly on the front lines,” Pfaff said.
“It will be going first to the people who are at the highest risk, and working in in-patient units and respiratory clinics,” Mayo Clinic Health System Dr. Erin Morcomb said.