COVID19 Flashcards

1
Q

When does Covid19 usually spike?

A

Christmas, summer, and when school starts

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What does comorbidities mean?

A

people who have health issues already and how their bodies react to covid; having more complications with the covid virus

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3
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Name the 4 groups that have the most complications with covid

A
  1. Hypertension
  2. Obesity
    3.Chronic lung disease
  3. Metabolic disease
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4
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T/F: Most people 65 and older have at least 1 chronic disease

A

True

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When was the Covid vaccine FDA approved?

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August 23, 2021; was given to population before it was approved (Dec. 2020)

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Comirnaty

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Contains mRNA; mimics one of the proteins in the covid virus
-doesn’t alter DNA

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