I hope this finds you well and healthy.

According to Governor Inslee essential businesses that may remain open during the Covid19 outbreak include doctors’ offices. I will be remaining available for my patients for naturopathic and acupuncture appointments as well as intravenous Vitamin injections to boost your immunity. I will also be sending out email blasts to provide you with essential information on how you can protect yourself, boost your immunity and beat a Corona Virus infection.

As a precaution there are reports coming out of Europe that the NSAID products Advil, Ibuprofen, and Aleve (Motrin) may aggravate COVID-19 infections and possibly potentiate the virus to cause pneumonia. Sources from the USA such as the FDA and Dr. Anthony Fauci of the NIH state there is not enough data to support that theory, however it may be advisable to take Paracetamol (Tylenol) only if needed for pain.

Also, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease has recommended that everyone receive a flu vaccine. However according to Dr. Judy Mikovits formerly of the National Cancer Institute states the influenza vaccine causes a “cytokine storm,” where your immune system makes chemicals that result in massive inflammation and could actually make a person 36% MORE susceptible to the COVID19 virus and make an infection more damaging. The COVID19, which is a SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) virus, also causes a massive inflammatory response which is what is causing organ failure for those infected. So it appears a flu vaccine preceding a COVID19 infection could cause a more serious condition to occur, even fatal. She also states there is no evidence that influenza vaccines provide immunity to COVID19.

Any patient that is presenting with a fever, flu (muscle aches, fevers, chills, malaise) or moderate to severe respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breathing, wheezing) will be asked to consider changing their appointment to a Telemedicine appointment. Telemedicine appointments will be conducted by the site Doxy.me. To schedule a Telemedicine appointments please call the clinic at 206-542-8687. For the appointment you will need a computer or smart phone with a camera and microphone. At the time of your appointment go to the link: https://doxy.me/pinault and you will be linked to the “waiting room”.

If you are looking to change your appointment to Telemedicine, please call our clinic asking to be switched to Telemedicine.

We are also able to ship most supplements to your home, please send us a message if you are looking to place an order.

We will be practicing social distancing by having people not lingering in the waiting room and also will be asking patients to wait in their cars if they can before their appointment times. If you or your family member have respiratory or flu like symptoms please contact us and do not come in.

 

We understand the concerns about the Corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak, and we want to reassure our patients that we are following all the CDC and OSHA guidelines, taking every precaution and any additional measures that are possible to ensure the safety and overall well-being of our patients, team, and the community. This includes ongoing sanitization of our entire facility, including heavily used items such as door knobs, sinks, the restroom, and patient care areas. Please help us by following the below items:

If you have traveled internationally, been on cruise, or work in a place with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in past two weeks please call the office to reschedule.

We have a strict policy in place that not under any circumstances ill-feeling patients or team members exhibiting signs and symptoms of respiratory illness and/or fever be allowed into the facility. This is without question, the least, yet most important recommendation we can make. We will continue to follow the developments of COVID-19 within our communities and update our recommendations as the situation changes. We will do our best to minimize disruption to your treatment and appreciate your understanding as we work through this situation.

Thank you for your continued dedication as our patients and guests!

–Dr. F. Arden Pinault ND, MS, LAc

 

Our best method to contain the spread of this disease is prevention, social distancing and basic public health prevention protocols, including:

• Instruct patients on proper hand washing technique

• Use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol

• Sneeze and cough into your elbow rather than hands

• Avoid touching your face unless hands are washed

• Avoid touching eyes, nose, mouth

• Avoid shaking hands or elbow bumps

• Avoid large gatherings

• Practice Social Distancing (maintain at least 3 ft between you and someone coughing/sneezing)

• Reschedule any non-urgent travel

• Stay home if sick and contact your health care provider