ELLSWORTH FREE MEDICAL CLINIC
FALL 2023 NEWSLETTER
COVID-19 update
COVID is still with us. The CDC recommends individuals test
immediately if they are symptomatic and 5 days after contact
with someone known to be COVID positive. If an individual
tests positive, he should stay home and isolate, but may end isolation if no symptoms
develop if symptoms are improving or are fever free for 24 hours without medications.
The best defense against COVID is getting immunized!
Those who were positive should wear a mask for 11 days when indoors and around
others at-home in public and those exposed should do so for 10 days. There continues
to be a mix of variants that are constantly changing and re-emerging so we still need to
be aware.
If you test positive, you should stay home and isolate. Only leave home isolation if you
need necessary or emergency medical care (including treatment for COVID).
You may end isolation if:
1. On Day 6 if you have had no symptoms. Day 1 is the day of your positive test if you
had no symptoms.
2. On Day 6 if you had mild illness, you are improving and you have not had fever for
24 hours without the help of aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, or Aleve. Day 1 is the first full day
after your symptoms started.
3. On Day 11 if you had moderate illness (breathing difficulty), you are improving and
you have not had fever for 24 hours without the help of aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, or
Aleve. Day 1 is the first full day after your symptoms started.
4. On Day 11 or later if you had severe illness (hospitalized), you are improving, you
have not had fever for 24 hours without the help of aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, or Aleve,
and your doctor gives approval.
Day 1 is the first full day after your symptoms started.
Those who were positive should wear a mask until Day 11 when indoors in public
places, around others at home, and in any setting where social distancing (6 feet) cannot
be maintained. If you have access to antigen tests and have two sequential negative
tests 48 hours apart, you may remove your mask sooner than Day 11.
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The Clinic has been very busy providing visits and flu shots to our patients. It is that
season again and we want to stay as healthy as possible!
Influenza is a contagious upper respiratory illness that hits your lungs, throat and nose.
Once down, you’ll likely be feeling symptoms for several days, and the flu is easily
transmitted to others.
Getting a flu shot can institute protection against some strains of the flu virus about two
weeks after you get the vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
recommend that people six months and older should get a flu shot unless they have a
history of allergic reaction. If they do, they should discuss the allergy with their
physician prior to getting a flu shot.
248 State St # 16, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Email: office@ellsworthfreeclinic.org
Phone: (207) 667-7953
Fax: (207) 664-0802 |
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