Sevaro Partners with Local Coffee Shops to Educate the Public on How to Spot Stroke
- Coffee Cup Sleeves will display the BEFAST Acronym -
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NEW YORK, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Sevaro Health, a leader in telestroke and teleneurology is partnering with coffee shops across the country during the month of May which is Stroke Awareness Month. The effort will aim to educate 14,000 coffee shop customers on how to identify an individual who may be suffering from a stroke. Adorning the coffee cup sleeve with the BEFAST acronym will allow baristas to spread awareness on what to look for and how to react if someone is showing symptoms of a stroke as well as direct customers on how to assess their risk for stroke.
What if businesses want to host walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics?
What if businesses want to host walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics? By Jon Evans | May 3, 2021 at 4:03 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 5:42 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, said last week the state’s indoor mask mandate could potentially be lifted once two-thirds of the state’s adult population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. As of May 3, that total stands at 49.6 percent.
Some businesses in North Carolina have teamed up with providers to host free-walk-in vaccine clinics, and have even offered incentives to people who come in for their injection. David Howard, the health director in New Hanover County, says the health department is open to helping businesses that might want to host a clinic.
As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine begins to decline throughout the state, some local health officials say herd immunity may not be as achievable as they once hoped.
For nearly a year now, people have put their sights on reaching the point when enough people have antibodies from being infected or receiving a vaccine to ultimately stop the spread of the virus and end the pandemic. National leaders said that number could be anywhere between 70% and 90%.
Now, health officials are saying there’s no clear indication on when – or if – the country and smaller communities within it will reach herd immunity. Even after more than 50% of Americans have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, about a quarter of Americans still say they don’t plan on getting vaccinated, making large-scale immunity nearly impossible.
Brunswick County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state, and its emergency services is working hard to keep up with that growth.
In 2017, the StarNews reported that Brunswick County EMS was in need of additional ambulances to keep up with the population growth. Four years later, the population is still growing rapidly right alongside the nationwide shortage of health care professionals.
Edward Conrow, the Brunswick County EMS director for two years with more than 30 years of EMS experience said, Nationwide, everyone is going through the same thing. We are always working to keep a full staff, and I don t think that s unique to anybody (working in similar fields).
NHRMC drive-thru vaccine clinic exceeds expectations
Drive-thru vaccine event exceeds expectations By WECT Staff | April 28, 2021 at 11:15 AM EDT - Updated April 29 at 7:52 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Organizers of the New Hanover Regional Medical Center drive-thru vaccination event held Thursday exceeded the 100 shots they expected to administer and had vaccinated over 200 people by 11 a.m.
The unexpected demand meant the organizers had to go back to retrieve more vaccine and they expected to administer 300 vaccines by the end of the event.
The drive-thru clinic took place from 7 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the Lowe’s Home Improvement in Monkey Junction, located at 5110 South College Road.