Sunday, December 22, 2024

Sunita Sohrabji

Sunita Sohrabji is the Health Editor at Ethnic Media Services.

California’s Community Health Clinics Face Deep Budget Cuts

California’s community health clinics, a critical lifeline for low-income residents, are facing possible budget cuts in 2025.

‘Historic Moment!’ Asian Americans Cheer Passage Of California’s $156 Million Fund To Combat AAPI Racism

A three-year initiative seeks to equip the AAPI community with resources to combat hate crimes.

대면수업 복귀 청소년, 백신 접종 의무사항 아니다, 가주 보건국 밝혀

수니타 소라지/EMS필자 5월 13일부터 캘리포니아주 12-15세 청소년들이 코로나19 백신을 맞을 수 있게 됐다. 그러나 캘리포니아주 K-12 공립학교 차원에서 청소년들의 코로나19 백신 접종이 의무사항은 아니라고 캘리포니아주...

COVID VACCINATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA

Also available in Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor California teens ages 12-15 can start getting vaccinated for Covid as of May 13, but getting the...

캘리포니아주 아시안 절반이 ‘백신 접종 완료’: 에리카 판 주정부 전염병학자 “백신 결정적 순간 다가온다” 전망

캘리포니아주 보건국 면역학자에리카 판 박사. 수니타 소라지/EMS 필자 캘리포니아 주 한인 등 아시안 절반이 백신 접종을 완료했으며, 이를 통해 모두의 생명을 지킬 수 있는 “결정적 순간”이...

CAN INDIA EMERGE FROM ITS COVID CATACLYSM?

By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor The eyes of the world are focused on India, as the country experiences a brutal second wave of the Covid...

加州衛生廳傳染病學家潘靄:加州人已「抓住時機」接種疫苗

Dr. Erica Pan, state epidemiologist for the California Department of Public HealthSUNITA SOHRABJI報導/Ethnic Media Services 加州衛生廳傳染病學家潘靄醫師(Erica Pan)5月3日在為亞太裔媒體和社區醫療領袖召開的說明會上表示,加州人已經「抓住時機」接種新冠疫苗。 加州已經為居民施打了共3000萬劑疫苗,其中600萬劑提供給加州最難聯繫的社區。 潘靄指出,超過47%的加州亞裔民眾已經完成疫苗接種,代表他們已經接種兩劑輝瑞(Pfizer)或莫德納(Moderna)疫苗,或一劑嬌生(Johnson and Johnson)疫苗,超過54%的夏威夷裔和太平洋島民裔民眾也已完成接種。潘靄表示,鄰近的俄勒岡州和亞利桑納州居民疫苗接種速度比加州慢,而且單日新增病例正在激升。 美國疾病防治中心(CDC)加州今年1月8日創下單日新增病例最高紀錄,當天新增病例超過4萬1000例。隨著愈來愈多居民接種疫苗,加州單日平均新增病例已逐漸減少,5月3日的新增病例只有922例。 為了調查少數女性接種嬌生疫苗後出血栓的問題,嬌生疫苗4月曾暫停使用,但現在已重新開始使用。潘靄強調,三種疫苗都很安全,她自己選擇了接種嬌生疫苗。CDC建議女性民眾在接種嬌生疫苗後要注意低血小板凝塊的問題。 潘靄說:「全球各地病例激增的例子不斷出現,結果令人心碎。」她指出,印度目前單日平均新增病例為40萬例,單日平均死亡人數高達1萬人。她說:「加州現在的低新冠感染率、住院人數穩定減少,和疫苗接種人數愈來愈多,讓人感到振奮。」 潘靄說:「要記得,疫情還未結束,這點很重要。身為家長、女兒、妻子,和專精傳染病的公共衛生官員,我鼓勵大家接種疫苗,同時也鼓勵您的朋友和家人接種。」 她還補充:「接種疫苗可以讓我們重新擁抱他人,讓疫情翻篇。」 潘靄還談到接種莫德納或輝瑞第二劑疫苗的重要性。她強調,接種疫苗後可能會出現輕微的副作用,例如注射處會痠病或發低燒,她建議可以服用退燒藥Tylenol,並大量飲水。 現在,年滿16歲的居民已經可以接種疫苗。潘靄預測,聯邦食品藥物管理局(FDA)本月應該就會公布對輝瑞疫苗數據的評估,並批准12歲到15歲兒童接種該公司疫苗。她還指出,到2022年年中,應該會批准年滿2歲的兒童接種疫苗。 加州亞裔商會(CalAsian Chamber of Commerce)公共政策主任尼爾森(David Nelson)指出,疫情對加州60萬亞太裔商戶造成的經濟傷害會持續數年。他鼓勵商業東主告訴員工要接種疫苗,並允許他們請假去接種。加州已計劃在6月15日全面重開,尼爾森提醒商戶要在安全的條件下重開,同時可以向商會尋求重開的協助。

CALIFORNIANS HAVE ‘MET THE MOMENT’ BY GETTING VACCINATED, SAYS STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST ERICA PAN

Dr. Erica Pan, state epidemiologist for the California Department of Public HealthAlso available in Chinese and Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Californians have “met the moment”...

CELEBRATE YOUR MOM THIS MOTHER’S DAY, BUT PROTECT HER BY KEEPING MASKS ON

By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Carmela Bernal vividly remembers “El Dia de la Madre” Mother’s Day celebrations of her childhood. “The whole family would get together...

“IT’S NOT HESITANCY, IT’S ACCESS” UMOJA HEALTH VOLUNTEERS TARGET VACCINE ACCESS

https://youtu.be/uqWsX14BOPc Kim Rhoads on creating access to vaccines By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — As rap music joined the whoosh of nearby BART trains...

브라이언 리 박사-대면수업 재개해도 학생들은 안전할 것이다

UC샌프란시스코 (UCSF) 소아감염전문의 브라이언 리 박사 어린이들은 백신 접종 없이도 안전하게 학교로 돌아갈 수 있을 것이라고 UC샌프란시스코 (UCSF) 소아감염전문의인 브라이언 리 박사가 전망했다. 리 박사는 4월...

醫師叮囑 — 確保重返校園孩童的安全

Brian Lee, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, University of California San FranciscoSUNITA SOHRABJI報導/Ethnic Media Services 舊金山加大(UCSF)小兒傳染病學專家李醫師(Brian Lee)表示,即使兒童還未接種疫苗,他們可以也應該要安全重返校園。 李醫師在4月22日舊金山加大亞裔健康研究院(Asian Health Institute)舉辦的市民大會上說:「我也是家長,我也擔心我的孩子回到學校後可能感染新冠病毒,所以我了解家長們的焦慮。」李醫師任職舊金山加大貝尼奧夫兒童醫院(Benioff Children’s Hospitals),這裡是他的出生地,屋崙則是他的成長地,他也是舊金山加大醫學院的臨床小兒醫學教授。 目前,年滿16歲的青少年已可接種輝瑞(Pfizer)新冠疫苗,輝瑞也正在提交12歲到15歲兒童接種疫苗的試驗數據。李醫師預測,12歲到15歲的兒童今年夏季有機會接種輝瑞疫苗。 莫德納(Moderna)和嬌生(Johnson and Johnson)疫苗正在對6個月幼兒到17歲青少年進行試驗。李醫師也預測,在學校秋季重開之前,大部分學生應該都可符合資格接種疫苗。 不過,李醫師提出美國小兒醫學協會(American Association of Pediatrics)的觀點表示,就算還未接種疫苗,兒童還是可以回到學校接受面對面教學,即便位於高病毒傳播率的社區中,學校的傳播風險仍然很低。 李醫師指出,以舊金山為例,全市公立學校約有2萬名學生和教職員,僅有5名學生在學校裡感染到病毒。 李醫師表示,保護措施無法消除感染風險,但可以大幅降低風險。兩歲以上兒童必須佩戴貼合性良好、可遮住口、鼻、下巴的口罩,最好隨身多帶一個口罩,在口罩破裂時可以替換。學生若發燒超過華氏100.4度,應該留在家中休息。 在教室裡,學生座位間的距離應至少保持3英呎,學校應該採取群組制,讓同樣的學生維持在同一組活動。為了避免學生擁擠在走廊上,最好由教師前往不同教室上課,而非讓學生到不同教室上課。 李醫師還建議,學校戶外區域可以設置為面對面教學場地,特別是天氣好的時候,教室可以打開門窗改善室內通風程度。 李醫師說,使用肥皂和清水清潔很重要,但不需要每日進行消毒工作。 李醫師表示,兒童即使感染到新冠病毒,大部分都沒有症狀,或只有輕微症狀。 根據美國疾病防治中心(Centers...

Qué dicen los Doctores – Mantener la seguridad de los niños en su regreso a la escuela

Brian Lee, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, University of California San FranciscoPor Sunita Sohrabji, editora colaboradora de EMS Los niños pueden y deben volver a la...

A Doctor’s Word – Keeping Kids Safe as They Return to School

Brian Lee, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, University of California San FranciscoAlso available in Spanish and Chinese, and Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Children can and should...

Combating Domestic Violence Requires a Decriminalized, Healing-Centered Approach

Women of color want to stay with their partners and want agencies to help the abusive partner break out of their cycle of violence.

CAN CALIFORNIA SAFELY RE-OPEN JUNE 15 BEFORE REACHING HERD IMMUNITY? PERHAPS, IF MASKS REMAIN ON

California Governor Gavin Newsom By Sunita Sohrabji, Ethnic Media Services Can California safely fully re-open its economy June 15, even without reaching herd immunity, the point...

코로나19 변종과 싸우려면 백신 접종이 필수적

왼쪽부터 스탠퍼드 대학 임상우수연구센터 선임연구원 니라브 샤 박사, UC샌프란시스코의 킴 로즈 박사, 다니엘 터너-로베라스 박사, UC데이비스 보건과학 클리닉 교수 달리 판 박사. 수니타 소라지/EMS 필자 미국민...

VACCINE VS. VARIANTS: WHICH WINS THE PANDEMIC RACE?

From left to right: Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, Senior Scholar, Stanford University’s School of Medicine; Dr. Kim Rhoads, UCSF; Dr. Daniel Turner-Lloveras; Dr....

ASIAN AMERICANS REFLECT ON COMMUNITY’S VULNERABILITY AFTER SIX WOMEN MURDERED IN GEORGIA

By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Asian Americans across the U.S. reflected on their community’s vulnerability to racist attacks, after 21 year-old Robert Aaron Long killed...

The American Rescue Plan: Who Wins? Most Americans. Who Loses? Undocumented Immigrants

Almost every American benefit, but once again leaves out undocumented immigrants, millions of whom have been essential workers during the national crisis.

존슨앤존슨 백신, 코로나 퇴치 희망 될 것

Dr. Dali Fan is a UC Davis Health Science Clinical Professor who also serves as a volunteer vaccinator at California Northstate University in Elk...

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