Serving Our Seniors Magazine: Jan - Mar 2022

Linda R. Van Tine Co., L.P.A.  Probate  Estates  Guardianships  Estate Planning  Special Needs Pla nning 1410 Central Ave., Sandusky, Ohio 44870 ◄ 419.625.4010 ► Expertise you can depend on for your loved ones Linda R. Van Tine Co., L.P.A.  Probate  Estates  Guardianships  Estate Planning  Special Needs Planning 1410 Central Ave., Sandusky, Ohio 44870 ◄ 419.625.4010 ► Expertise you can depend on for your loved ones Linda R. Van Tine Co., L.P.A.  Probate  Estates  Guardianships  Estate Planning  Special Needs Planning 1410 Central Ave., Sandusky, Ohio 44870 ◄ 419.625.4010 ► Expertise you can depend on for your loved ones Linda R. Van Tine Co., L.P.A.  Probate  Estates  Guardianships  Estate Planning  Special Needs Planning 1410 Central Ave., Sandusky, Ohio 44870 ◄ 419.625.4010 ► Expertise you can depend on for your loved ones “Ta te the home made difference” www.sanduskyber rdis.com 419-626-4592 1019 W. Perkins Avenue Erie County Health Commissioner, Pete Schade, is a straight shooter. He doesn’t sugar coat anything. He simply tells it like it is. If you want a straight answer to a straight question about Covid and other viruses… Ask Pete. With so many people skeptical about the Covid-19 vaccine, the booster and its variants, Schade has this to say, “Stay educated on what the mutating virus is doing and the efficacy of the vaccines. Do a search on the CDC website to read the facts for yourself.” The Erie County Health Department website and the Ohio Department of Health website also publishes bona fide facts. He is discouraged by the amount of vaccine folklore Getting Back to Normal: Facts About Covid and Other Viruses available on the internet because it is keeping Erie County and the rest of the country from getting back to normal. To reach heard immunity, 80% of our population would need to be vaccinated. In Erie County we need 16,000 more vaccinated residents before we can reap the benefits of herd immunity. “With winter here, we need to protect against all vaccine preventable illnesses,” he said. If you don’t believe it, talk to a trusted health care professional about vaccine preventable diseases. Look into the Covid vaccine and the Covid-booster, as well as, the shingles vaccine, the flu shot, Prevnar 13 pneumonia vaccine and T-DAP (T-DAP prevents grandparents from getting whooping cough from their grandbabies.) If you don’t have a health care provider, the Erie County Health Department has a primary care clinic with doctors and nurse practitioners. They accept Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and they accept the uninsured. For more information about how the Erie County Health Department can help you stay healthy this winter, call 419-626-5623 and ask for Shari Greene, Chief Operating Officer, 419-626-5623 Ext 5132. 29