November 24, 2021 @ 1:30 p.m.
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Every Tuesday, Dr. Sherrill Brown, Medical Director, Infection Prevention; Olivia Lee, Manager, Legislative and Advocacy Affairs; and Diego Fuentes, Manager, Benefits and Leave of Absence, update our clinic and corporate line of business leaders.
Note: The Tuesday, November 23 COVID-19 Huddle was canceled.
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Booster Recommendations for People Vaccinated Outside the U.S.
Sherrill Brown, M.D., Medical Director of Infection Prevention, sent an email on Friday, November 19 to providers and clinical leaders regarding patients who received their COVID-19 vaccines outside the U.S. and who now need their booster or third dose.
These patients fall into one of three categories:
- Did not complete a WHO-approved vaccine series. Either they completed a non-WHO-approved vaccine series or only got a single dose of the series.
- Restart vaccine series with one of the three FDA/EUA-approved vaccines.
- Completed a WHO-approved vaccine series and requesting a booster.
- Provide Pfizer vaccine as booster for those 18 years and over if they are six months out from completing their vaccine series.
- Completed a WHO-approved vaccine series and have moderate to severe immune suppression.
- Provide Pfizer vaccine as third dose 28 days or more from their last dose of the vaccine series.
- Offer booster with Pfizer six months or more from their third dose.
Click here for the list for WHO-approved vaccines. |
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Boosters and the Holidays
With the upcoming holidays, employees are urged to continue with safety precautions at work and at home. This also includes scheduling your COVID-19 booster.
As health care workers, all AltaMed employees are eligible to receive the COVID-19 boosters. As a reminder, the FDA and the CDC have given mixing and matching vaccine types the green light. Appointments for employee boosters are required.
How to Schedule Your Booster
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Email Employee Health.
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Call Employee Health at (323) 765-6153.
- Contact the Employee Health lead at your respective clinic.
If You Receive the Booster Outside of AltaMed
If you get your COVID-19 booster outside of AltaMed, email proof (photo of the vaccination record card) to Employee Health so they may update their records.
After you receive your booster, click here for additional information. |
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COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children
AltaMed continues to provide the COVID-19 vaccination to children ages 5 to 11 who are AltaMed patients. Please urge parents to call the Vaccine Hotline at (888) 909-5232 to schedule an appointment for their child. They can also register or log in to the child's MyAltaMed account to schedule an appointment.
Vaccinations are taking place at the following sites:
- AltaMed General Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- AltaMed Medical Group – Westlake, 3rd Street
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – Anaheim
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – Commerce, Goodrich
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – South Gate
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – West Covina
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CalHOPE Offers Free Support and Resources
In partnership with CalHOPE, Health Education and Wellness is offering free crisis counseling and other support services to patients, employees, and community members affected by COVID-19. Informational cards have been distributed to all clinics and PACE centers.
For questions about this initiative or to request more cards, contact Michelle Madrid, Manager, Health Education and Wellness.
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Fight the Flu
AltaMed continues to provide free flu shots to all its employees, by appointment only.
- AltaMed clinics are providing the flu vaccine to employees. Contact the Employee Health lead at each site to schedule an appointment.
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Contact Employee Health or call (323) 765-6153 to schedule your flu shot or to request a high-dose flu vaccine. Again, appointments are required.
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If you receive the flu vaccine outside of AltaMed, send proof of the vaccination to [email protected].
- Employees who submit their proof of vaccination to Employee Health will be rewarded with 200 Vitality points.
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Click here for the flu declination form.
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Safety Guidelines
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Wear your masks—Face masks are to be worn at all times over your nose and mouth (except when drinking or eating), and should be stored properly or discarded. Patients need to wear masks at all times in examination rooms as well.
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Maintain hand hygiene—Staff should have easy access to hand sanitizer dispensers to clean hands frequently, and should wash their hands for 20 seconds at a time.
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Practice physical distancing—Stay six feet apart from other individuals whether inside or outside.
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Wipe down any work surfaces you touch.
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If employees need to be within six feet of someone for a prolonged period of time, wear a face shield and face mask in both administrative and clinical settings—avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. In addition, a face shield and face mask need to be worn at all times when interacting with patients.
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Employees must wear appropriate PPE when on site.
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Questions and Communications
We welcome your questions, suggestions, and input. We do review each question and respond appropriately, so please continue to email us—click here. Know that this is a safe space and most questions will be answered individually prior to being shared anonymously with staff.
How to Stay Informed
FAQs
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Click here to read the most recent FAQs (answers to new questions are pending)
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Refer to the weekly FAQs in earlier editions of the COVID-19 Alert to see if your questions have already been answered
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Please Note: If you are contacted by the media with questions about the coronavirus outbreak or for any other reason, please email Veronica Orozco, Sr. Manager, Public Relations. The Public Relations team monitors all media coverage of AltaMed (social and traditional platforms) to uphold our reputation. If you have questions and concerns regarding media coverage, please call Veronica at (323) 482-3073. If you'd like to read news releases from AltaMed, visit our external website, AltaMed.org under Newsroom.
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