Tag Archives: Health

Flu Season ends, BA.2 COVID Season Begins

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Island Traveler

Highest probability for clinical diagnosis of COVID is after the Flu Season. Both present with Flu-like symptoms. Take one from the equation, and what’s left is the all year round cause of cough, sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, shortness … Continue reading →

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Second COVID-19 Booster FDA okayed for 50 and above

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Island Traveler

People 50 and older are now eligible for another shot of either the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines four months after their last dose, the FDA said. – STAT Now that all restrictions for COVID safety are lifted and the … Continue reading →

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Oops I Have COVID

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Island Traveler

Nurse clarifies reason for clinic visit, “It says here you’re here today for STD check. Is that right? “ Patient answers, “Yes. I’m here to have my throat check for STD.” Nurse explains, “Since you wrote you also have sore … Continue reading →

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BA.2, Next COVID Godzilla

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Island Traveler

“There is something quietly happening in every City in America. All defenses and mandates for COVID have been lifted yet yesterday a fellow Healthcare Worker said she gave 60 people the Government Free COVID Test Kits in one day. I … Continue reading →

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Nursing Shortage and Generation Z

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Island Traveler

COVID simply brought to light what Nurses have been experiencing for decades. Your Heroes never felt like Heroes, instead they felt used and abused by Politics and the Pandemic. Worse, they feel their community and their Employers have turned on … Continue reading →

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Do Nothing, the Encouraged New Normal

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Island Traveler

First, there were lockdowns, masks and social distancing. Second were the effective hospitalization prevention COVID vaccinations plus booster. Third, do nothing to infect the rest not yet vaccinated with the most transmissible variant, the Omicron for accelerated transition from Pandemic … Continue reading →

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28,000 Americans Will Die of COVID in the next 2 weeks

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Island Traveler

When the News is selectively deleted to appear it never happened, then the truth and reality of that News never existed. People have intentionally stopped being informed of COVID, but COVID has not stopped mutating so it can infect faster. … Continue reading →

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Squirrels Eating Doritos

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Island Traveler

You know the world is messed up when Squirrels are eating Doritos, an addicting delicious junk food. Sunday, wife and I drove to Bixby Bridge. We were very surprised the Squirrels just keep going to any tourist near them. The … Continue reading →

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“I’m Vaccinated,” So What?

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Island Traveler

“Sir, please put on your mask. Do you have any symptoms of COVID like fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, loss of taste and smell, vomiting and diarrhea? Have you been sick or exposed to COVID the past 14 days? … Continue reading →

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Mask, People and Demons

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Island Traveler

We all have our masks. We wear them everyday at work and places we can’t show who we are and what we feel. We wear that mask to hide and protect our hearts from the familiar, repetitive pain, judgement and … Continue reading →

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California COVID-19 New Variant Mutation: Truth and Predictions

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Island Traveler

New Year, New Strain It only took days for California to reach its third million COVID-19 cases and less than a month for more than 5,000 L.A. county residents to die from the invincible killer. 441,454 Americans dead as a … Continue reading →

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100 Days Wear A Mask Challenge

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Island Traveler

Death Giving Versus Life Giving Christmas Too many patients, not enough staff. Medical experts say hospitals and states must soon prepare to shift to crisis-care mode, a designation with standards for hospitals to navigate life-and-death decisions when they become overwhelmed. … Continue reading →

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