Regular Health Screenings and Immunizations Are Essential, Despite COVID-19

We have been plagued with handling COVID-19 cases for most of the year, and during this time, preventive health care and early screenings took a back seat due to fears of transmission of the virus. As a consequence, some patients have had complications of diseases that could have been prevented with early screening and detection. With a better understanding about proper infection prevention measures, it ’s time to refocus ourselves on providing routine screenings and immunizations for adults and children of all ages.
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: From the AANP President Source Type: research