¿Qué necesitamos saber sobre las vacunas?

¡Excelente pregunta! Sabemos que hay muchas preguntas y dudas sobre la vacuna contra el COVID. Para ayudar a contestar estas preguntas el Latino Center for Health y el Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington tuvieron una sesión de preguntas y repuestas con médicos expertos y hablaron sobre el impacto del COVID-19 en la comunidad latina y la ciencia detrás del desarrollo de las vacunas y cómo se está desarrollando la vacuna contra el COVID-19.

Esta conversación con los médicos se grabó y está disponible para usted con interpretación de Lenguaje de Señas Americano. Vea la grabación en seguida y compártala con sus amigos, familia y compañeros del trabajo. No olvide que puede encontrar más información y mantenerse al corriente sobre la llegada y distribuiremos de la vacuna. Visite la página www.VacunaDeCovidWA.org …

When natural disasters happen, it is normal for people to experience loss and grief. Many of us have felt some form of loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, like the loss of a loved one, change in health, job loss, or even just the loss of our “normal” life. Any grief and loss we might be feeling is layered on top of all the other stress of a pandemic. It’s ok to not feel ok if you are grieving a loss, especially during a natural disaster like this one.

In this episode of our Coping with COVID podcast series, Kira Mauseth, PhD and Doug Dicharry, MD talk about how most people experience grief and loss, and provide strategies for families to cope as we make our way through the pandemic. …

Estamos a unos nueve meses de la pandemia del COVID-19, y están pasando muchas cosas a nuestro alrededor. Estamos manejando muchas responsabilidades con el trabajo, la escuela, la familia y las fiestas de fin de año y año nuevo, en momentos de gran inseguridad. Si se da cuenta que está reaccionando más negativamente a lo que está experimentando, no está solo. Sentirse enojado o frustrado es una respuesta normal durante una pandemia, pero hay cosas que puede hacer para controlar esas emociones.

“Wait… I do have a question. How do I get through this?”

In two months as a COVID-19 case and contact investigator, this was the first time anyone asked me that.

As an investigator, I interview people who test positive for COVID-19, and those with whom they have close contact. Information I gather helps identify where and how people are exposed to the virus — in an effort to help slow and prevent the spread of COVID-19. I also provide information about how to stop the spread of COVID-19 and answer questions people may have.

While recovering from COVID-19, this friendly, outgoing person was not sure how they would stay home and make it through the 10-day isolation period. Their question caught me off guard. There’s certainly no canned response or easy answer I could use. …

During the December holidays in the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many opportunities for tough conversations with family and friends. We may have differing opinions on how to celebrate the holidays while keeping ourselves and our families safe, and it can be hard to share those opinions when you want to keep the peace.

In this episode of our Coping with COVID podcast series, Kira Mauseth, PhD and Doug Dicharry, MD discuss what’s happening with our emotions and behaviors, and skills for having challenging conversations during stressful times.

The stress of living through a pandemic influences the way we communicate. Having tough conversations can feel draining, especially with everything else going on right now. Because of the long-term stress we are experiencing, regulating emotions can feel challenging. We might find ourselves snapping at others but wondering later why we reacted so strongly. Under stress, any conversation with disagreement or strong feelings can feel overwhelming. …

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Lidiar con el COVID-19 ha sido una tarea difícil y dolorosa para todos. A medida que entramos en otoño, nos enfrentamos con más desafíos: el cambio climático, las tareas escolares, las vacaciones, reuniones y los asuntos políticos. ¿Se siente estresado o abrumado? Usted no es el único. Lo que siente y experimenta son reacciones normales durante un desastre, y existen actividades que pueden ayudar para sobrellevar estos cambios.

Para ayudarle a transitar por este momento sin precedentes, le damos a conocer una serie de conversaciones con expertos sobre muchos de los temas que enfrentamos a diario. En el episodio uno, Sobrellevar el COVID-19: Usted no está solo, Kira Mauseth, PhD y Doug Dicharry, MD hablan sobre la manera en que los desastres como las pandemias afectan a nuestros cerebros, lo que podemos hacer al respecto, y cómo ser resistentes. …

Hace unas semanas fue publicado un artículo en el sitio Crosscut en que daba un vistazo al pasado de Seattle, mostrándonos una imagen familiar. Corría el mes de octubre del año 1918 y Seattle estaba luchando contra la gripe pandémica. Las personas usaban mascarillas faciales y se mantenían alejadas de sus seres queridos. Los negocios estaban cerrados.

¿Le suena conocido?

Y al igual que nosotros aplanamos la curva en abril de 2020, estas precauciones funcionaron para controlar la gripe en 1918. …

Right now, many of us are feeling mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted from the ongoing stress of living through a pandemic. Both kids and adults can experience exhaustion, where they may feel depleted, like they are running on empty, using up all their physical and emotional energy without a chance to recharge.

In this episode of our Coping with COVID podcast series, Kira Mauseth, PhD and Doug Dicharry, MD talk about how exhaustion affects both children and adults, and strategies for families to cope as we make our way through the pandemic.

If you find yourself feeling exhausted, it’s not just you. Many people are feeling it after months of juggling health precautions, different routines, and new ways to work and parent. The brain eventually gets tired and overworked from long periods of stress, which makes it harder to pause and respond logically to things that set us off. People who are burned out might have a range of symptoms and notice changes in the way they feel, think, and act. …