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“How will the vaccine for Covid-19 work and why is there more than one type?

Answered by staff at Eastern Idaho Public Health Many diseases are caused by tiny germs called bacteria or viruses. The germs are so tiny you can’t even see them. Vaccines work with the body’s natural defenses to safely develop immunity to a specific disease. They protect you by giving you a version of the germ…

December 29, 2020 in Biology, Health.

How do hospitals calculate occupancy, especially in relation to available ICU beds?

In a nut shell, it comes down to the nurses that we have available. The nurses we have posses a lot of necessary skills. Managing ventilators, multiple IV’s, etc. Some have additional skills such as being able to manage dialysis. We have a nurse to patient ratio that we try to maintain to allow the…

December 11, 2020 in Health, Questions.

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