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Zorro

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Tue Aug 24, 2021, 04:36 PM Aug 2021

Sarasota urgent care centers seeing "unprecedented surge" amid COVID-19 spike [View all]

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's urgent care centers are seeing an "unprecedented surge in volume" amid the current spike in COVID-19 cases, Dr. Laura McGill said in an interview released Tuesday.

Noting that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine now has full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, McGill said "now’s the time” for the unvaccinated to get the shot.

"If you had fears, Pfizer has gotten the FDA approval... so it has the data supporting it's safety, so now's the time if you're not ill to get vaccinated," said McGill, a Sarasota Memorial urgent care doctor.

McGill offered advice about when to seek treatment at an urgent care center, saying problems such as chest paint, trouble breathing or a fever that lasts longer than five days are among the symptoms that should prompt individuals to seek medical attention.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/08/24/sarasota-memorial-hospital-covid-19-patient-count-deaths-increase/8254593002/

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"problems such as chest paint" Effete Snob Aug 2021 #1
Funny picture! Dreampuff Aug 2021 #2
Sarasota is MOMFUDSKI Aug 2021 #3
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