Before Visiting Our Clinic: The Flu and Covid 19 Comparisons

• Assess Your Current Health Status.  ( John Hopkins Medicine)  If you have influenza or flu like symptoms (Covid 19), such as;
  • Both the Flu and Covid 19 can cause fever, cough, body aches, and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea (especially in children). 
  • Both can result in pneumonia.
  • Unlike the flu, COVID-19 can sometimes cause a person to suddenly lose their sense of smell (anosmia) or taste (ageusia).
  • Both flu and COVID-19 can be mild or severe, or even fatal in rare cases.
  • Many people infected with the coronavirus do not feel sick or have any symptoms at all, but they can still transmit the coronavirus to other people.
• Assess Your Concern Level.
  • First, there is no safe environment against Covid 19 or variants – It can be transmitted to anyone, anywhere, at anytime, by vaccinated or unvaccinated.
  • The nature of an Acupuncture clinic is a very intimate environment, meaning, the practitioner is very close to you, there will be touching, puncturing through the skin, small space breathing the same air. (Masks effectiveness is only 17%). 
• Please Let Us Know Your Risk Level and Concern Level
  • Let Us Know Your Risk Level:
    • Have you been recently sick with symptom like Flu or Covid 19? Let us know, we can help.
    • Higher Risks are :  Age 65+ and people with serious heart conditions, severe obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease (or undergoing dialysis), liver disease, chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma, or people who have a weakened immune system (immunocompromised).
  • Let Us Know Your Personal Concern Level
    • Concern Level 10/10 – Very Very Concerned: Some people are extremely concerned, because of real risk levels, or perceived risk levels. Their concern level is a 10/10.  It is best to not make an appointment at this time. Wait until risk and concern levels come down. We will be here waiting for you
    • Concern Level 10+/10 – Extremely Concerned:  Some of us may have become overwhelmed with the Government and the Mainstream Media’s Covid 19 narrative. Suicides are up 51% among our young people because they have become overwhelmed by the narrative. This overwhelming concern and fear can lead us to become ideologues, militant, harsh, judgmental, and prone to anxiety and panic attacks.  We may feel the necessity  to police and condemn those who resist the narrative in our society, family, and friends.  We may wish them harm… We cannot understand any other viewpoint than our own, and feel all other viewpoints are wrong and dangerous.  We become INTOLERANT ! This Concern Level is 15/10 – Do not make an appointment at this time. Your concern level demands you wait till Covid 19 is Cured.
    • Concern Level – 5/10 – Moderately Concerned: Some of us are caretakers for high risk individuals, or we are ourselves are high risk. First consider your present health concerns, these are the concerns that would bring you into our office. Are these concerns greater than your risk level from Covid 19? The truth is, many health concerns are greater threats to our health than Covid 19. But if you feel Covid 19 is the greater risk, please do not make an appointment. Wait until the Covid 19 concern becomes minimal. If you believe your present health concerns are a top priority, please call us with your concerns so we can minimize your concerns about scheduling an appointment with us.
    • Concern Level – 2-4/10 – Low Concern or  0-1/10 No Real Concern: Please feel free to make an appointment immediately.