George Schmitt speaks with Milford Mayor Sean Strub and Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Doug Manion about COVID updates in Milford

This week Dr. Cruse provides his final update and a recap of COVID-19 cases in Wayne County and the surrounding region.

George Schmitt speaks with Milford Mayor Sean Strub and Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Doug Manion about COVID updates in Milford

This week Dr. Cruse talks about seeing the lowest numbers we’ve had since the end of July. Cases are really down and we are in what the CDC considers low community transmission and no longer recommends routine masking. He reminds us that we should still wear a mask if we are sick or have had a Covid exposure. He also reports that Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers have received the new Pfizer pill Paxlovid that can be used to treat Covid in the first five days of symptom onset. He talks in details about the risk benefits and data. We now have numerous treatments available for Covid.

George Schmitt speaks with Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Doug Manion about COVID updates in Milford

This week Dr. Cruse discusses the improving numbers here, but deaths are still occurring. The pandemic is not over. He discusses the CDC’s new mask guidance. He also discusses a more definitive randomized controlled on Ivermectin that showed no benefit and possible harm from using Ivermectin to treat COVID

George Schmitt speaks with Milford Mayor Sean Strub and Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Doug Manion about COVID updates in Milford

This week Dr. Cruse talks about the improving but still high numbers here. He talks about Wallenpaupack school district ending their mask mandate which he thinks is a little too soon. He also talks about a new monoclonal antibody therapy called Evusheld that is is available at Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers to prevent COVID infection in people with severe immune suppression such that they are unlikely to get adequate protection from the vaccine, or for people that are allergic to the vaccine. However it does carry significant cardiac risk and should be used in caution and people at high risk for heart disease.

Adam Owens speaks with Milford Mayor Sean Strub and Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Doug Manion about COVID updates in Milford

This week Dr. Cruse gives a brief update on COVID in the area