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Actor Christina Castellanos in the Amazon series Chase Street. A 2018 breast reduction surgery has caused her ongoing health problems, she says. Derrick Hammond
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It was from Dr. David Skillinge, president of Hunterdon Medical Group.
The letter said her doctor, plastic surgeon Andrea Strauss, had not followed protocol when using syringes, and that Castellanos, the patient, would need to be tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C and other bloodborne pathogens.
“I opened that letter and my heart sunk,” Castellanos says.
By RIKKI MASSAND
Credits: Rikki Massand
April 7, 2021 at 9:00 AM
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - Almost half of all new COVID-19 infections in the United States (44%) are stemming from five states – New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan.
The Garden State’s COVID activity level was elevated from the moderate to high risk level over the past few days, and this week’s meeting of Hunterdon County’s governing body was impacted by the alarming new rise in COVID cases.
Hunterdon County Health Officer Karen DeMarco called into Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners’ meeting, as she and board director Susan Soloway both noted that in early April the decision was made to take a step back from in-person county meetings in Flemington. Despite having most meetings over the last six months at the Hunterdon County Courthouse with a limited audience, the April 6 meeting was held only via teleconference.
Individuals living or working in Hunterdon County can now order at-home COVID-19 tests online via the website Hunterdoncares.org, according to Freeholder Board Director Shaun C. Van Doren.
âProviding more convenient and increased access to COVID-19 testing is a priority goal for the Freeholder Board,â Van Doren said.
âThe countyâs Health Department, working in conjunction with Vault Medical Services, has now established a program that makes the PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) self-saliva collection test available at home, via the website Hunterdoncares.org. The self-test will be free to individuals and does not require a physicianâs prescription.â
âThe Health Department advises that the PCR self-saliva collection test for COVID-19 has the same effectiveness as the nasal swab test and is conducted under the supervision of a healthcare provider, through telehealth video,â Van Doren said. âThe program is funded by a federal CARES Act grant