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\u2190 Back to COVID-19 & Spinal Cord Injury<\/a><\/p>\n As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our lives, communities and so much more, the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program is doing what we can to share resources and drive relief efforts with the SCI community.<\/p>\n Generally, COVID-19 is a respiratory (breathing) illness caused by a coronavirus. The symptoms of COVID-19 are similar to the flu: they include fever, cough (dry or wet), and shortness of breath which may appear 2-14 days after exposure.<\/p>\n It is important to practice proper health and hygiene, social distancing and to stay home as much as possible to reduce risk!\u00a0 The following information and resources are specific to COVID-19 response and Spinal Cord Injury\/Disability.\u00a0 This is a growing list and will be updated periodically as new information comes in.<\/p>\n The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on November 29, 2021,\u00a0strengthened its recommendation<\/a> on booster shots to include everyone 12 or older when they are eligible. Vaccine booster shots are now available for all fully vaccinated people 12 and older. These shots boost your immunity from an initial vaccination series. For more information visit: Booster Shot Recommendation for\u00a0 COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This guidance was created by experts in the SCI Community on December 9, 2024. This document is based on the best available evidence at the time of release. We can\u2019t guarantee that the guidance is up to date or current as the pandemic is changing daily.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2190 Back to COVID-19 & Spinal Cord Injury As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our lives, communities and so much more, the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program is doing what we can to share resources and drive relief efforts with the SCI community. Generally, COVID-19 is a respiratory (breathing) illness caused by a coronavirus. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":264,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1193","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/brycelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/brycelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/brycelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/brycelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/brycelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1193"}],"version-history":[{"count":131,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/brycelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4484,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/brycelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1193\/revisions\/4484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/brycelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Prevention\u00a0of the Coronavirus<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>\u00a0Mount Sinai SCI was pleased to host “Providing Resources for People with SCI During the Pandemic” webinar to address unique issues that need to be considered for individuals with a spinal cord injuries such as extra hygiene precautions and emergency preparedness during the COVID-19 Pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPodcast<\/h2>\n
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