Now Administering Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine
Great news for our current patients! We will be administering the Moderna coronavirus vaccine to our existing patients only beginning on Monday, May 3, and only in the afternoons. All patients must have an appointment to receive the vaccine. No exceptions
With COVID-19, Outdoors Is Safer Than Indoors
Our family practice doctors at Cohen Medical Associates in Delray Beach are happy to see how many Floridians have received the vaccine for coronavirus. Approximately 25% of us are fully vaccinated, and nearly 40% of us have received at least
Beware of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams
To say it’s been a rough year is putting it mildly. But the advent of the COVID-19 vaccinations has produced a light at the end of the tunnel for all of us. The vaccine rollout and distribution has been uneven,
Coronavirus News Roundup
Our family practice doctors have some good news and some bad news about the coronavirus to share: The good news: Highly effective vaccines are now available to help stop the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus. The bad news: Supply is limited, and
COVID-19 Vaccine Update
To our patients: We have received a number of inquiries from our patients about the new coronavirus vaccines. Our family practice doctors do not yet know when we will be receiving vaccines for distribution. Once we are notified by the Health Department
Time’s Running Out to Switch Medicare Coverage
If you’re eligible for Medicare, our family practice doctors want you to know that you have until Dec. 7 to enroll or to make changes to your existing coverage. This is the so-called Open Enrollment Period, in which you pay
How to Prepare for a Hurricane in the Midst of a Pandemic
Just because we largely dodged the proverbial bullet with Isaias doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods when it comes to hurricanes, so our family practice doctors want you to be prepared. Not only are forecasters predicting twice the usual
Silent Spreaders, Masks, and COVID-19
There are many alarming aspects about the novel coronavirus, from its unusual symptoms, to the lingering effects in many patients, to the fact that it may be possible to get COVID-19 more than once. One of the more disquieting aspects of
How to Wear a Face Mask Comfortably
There’s no question that wearing face masks in public significantly reduces the risk of transmitting the coronavirus. Our doctors in Delray Beach are dismayed that such a simple and effective health measure has become politicized. It shouldn’t be, any more
The Possible Long-Term Damage from COVID-19
As more research becomes available on the novel coronavirus, our family practice doctors at Cohen Medical Associates want to bring you up to date. The most disturbing recent findings reveal that infection with SARS-CoV-2 can cause lasting—and possibly permanent—damage to the