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ARBORIST WALK: NOT FOR TREE HUGGERS ONLY!
10/29/2024

Bill Wishner: Visual Hunter
10/29/2024

Can a Village Group Fix Our Healthcare System?
10/29/2024

Community Board Directors Strengthen Village Board
10/29/2024

Connecting with Village Connections: The A, B, C, & D’s of Medicare @ 65+
10/29/2024

Grief is a Journey: Two Paths Taken
10/29/2024

Message from the President
10/29/2024

Promoting Informed & Involved Voters
10/29/2024

What Will Be Your Legacy?
10/29/2024

1619, Approaching the Election...
10/27/2024

Beyond and Within the Village - A Star is Born
10/17/2024

Happiness by Priscilla Leonard
10/11/2024

Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
10/11/2024

Unpainted Door by Louise Gluck
10/11/2024

In the Evening by Billy Collins
10/10/2024

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
10/10/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

September 2024

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1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

First Anniversary
08/19/2024

Alexandra Leaving by Leonard Cohen
08/16/2024

Muse des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden
08/16/2024

The God Abandons Antony by Constantinos P. Cavafy
08/16/2024

Ch – Ch – Ch –Changes
08/15/2024

Cultural Activities Team offers an ‘embarrassment of riches’
08/15/2024

Engaging in Pasadena Village
08/15/2024

Future Housing Options
08/15/2024

Message from the President
08/15/2024

There Are Authors Among Us
08/15/2024

Villagers Welcome New Members at the Tournament Park Picnic
08/15/2024

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
08/14/2024

A narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson
08/13/2024

Haikus
08/13/2024

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
08/13/2024

Poem 20 by Pablo Neruda
08/13/2024

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
08/13/2024

Trees by Joyce Kilmer
08/13/2024

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Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready?
05/28/2024

Farewell from the 2023/24 Social Work Interns
05/28/2024

Gina on the Horizon
05/28/2024

Mark Your Calendars for the Healthy Aging Research California Virtual Summit
05/28/2024

Meet Our New Development Associate
05/28/2024

Putting the Strategic Plan into Practice
05/28/2024

Washington Park: Pasadena’s Rediscovered Gem
05/28/2024

Introducing Civil Rights Discussions
05/22/2024

Rumor of Humor #2416
05/14/2024

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05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2418
05/14/2024

Springtime Visitors
05/07/2024

Freezing for a Good Cause – Credit, That Is
05/02/2024

No Discussion Meeting on May 3rd
05/02/2024

An Apparently Normal Person Author Presentation and Book-signing
05/01/2024

Flintridge Center: Pasadena Village’s Neighbor That Changes Lives
05/01/2024

Pasadena Celebrates Older Americans Month 2024
05/01/2024

The 2024 Pasadena Village Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
05/01/2024

Woman of the Year: Katy Townsend
05/01/2024

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PREPARING TO VACCINATE

By Blog Master
Posted: 03/01/2021
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COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION FOR OLDER ADULTS

 

Pasadena Village and the Pasadena Senior Center recently co-sponsored a COVID–19 informational program that featured Dr. Kim Shriner from Huntington Hospital and Judith Dunaway from the Pasadena Public Health Department.  Annie Lasky, Director of Events at the Pasadena Senior Center, introduced the speakers and Katie Brandon, Executive Director of the Pasadena Village, moderated the Q & A session. The hour-long Zoom presentation was attended by more than 100 people.

 

Dr. Shriner, head of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at Huntington Hospital, provided participants with the latest information on vaccine development and mitigation efforts to control the virus.  The grim fact is that the US has 20% of the global deaths from this pandemic.  COVID-19 is a very infectious, aggressive virus with a high mortality rate.  It is extremely dangerous and it highlights the inequity in our health care systems with low income and people of color suffering the greatest damage.

 

Vaccines, used in conjunction with other mitigation actions, are the only way out of this pandemic.  Dr. Shriner emphasized that the newly developed vaccines are very safe.  Although the vaccines were developed very quickly, the platform for the vaccines is well established, and people should not be afraid to be vaccinated.  In fact, Dr. Shriner noted that vaccines are one of the safest treatments we have.  Many other medical treatments, such as blood thinners and antibiotics, often have many serious side effects, and yet they are still life-saving. 

 

Dr. Shriner listed the various vaccines that are currently available, most notably Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.  While we may think that one is better than the other due to higher efficacy ratings, Dr. Shriner stated that 60 – 70% efficacy is sufficient for protection.  “Whatever vaccine you can get – get it”, said Dr. Shriner.  There is no statistical evidence that benefits any one brand of vaccine.

 

In the end it will take vaccinations plus mitigation to control this virus.  Dr. Shriner stressed that mask wearing will continue into the foreseeable future and that social distancing and avoiding crowds will also be factors in our daily lives. 

 

Judith Dunaway from the Pasadena Health Department reported on the latest vaccine distribution numbers and provided resources to secure vaccinations for Pasadena residents over the age of 65.

For more information about the Vaccine Click here.

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