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Anthony Ognjan, D.O., FACP

An advisory panel recommended COVID-19 vaccines should first go to healthcare workers and residents of nursing homes. "We’ve been very encouraged watching the release of the efficacy data of the vaccine trial..." With two COVID-19 vaccines showing very high efficacy levels expected to be authorized for emergency use before the end of 2020, the question then became who will get it first. It was a question that had long been speculated – since the beginning of vaccine development. Earlier this month, an a...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidelines to include the fact that the coronavirus can spread beyond six feet, especially in an indoor, poorly ventilated setting. The CDC’s original guidelines read that the COVID-19 virus was transmitted through respiratory droplets expelled from a contagious person when they sneeze, cough, speak loudly, sing and other forms of secretion. The updated guidelines include that transmissions are possible through smaller respiratory pa...

Is the flu shot more important this year? Every year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with other leading medical experts, highly recommend every eligible person receive a flu shot. Has COVID-19 changed this? "...it’s crucial to protect against the flu in order to prevent co-infections of both illnesses, which could be devastating.” “This upcoming season, the flu shot carries more importance that perhaps ever before,” said Dr. Anthony Ognjan, an infectious disease specialist at M...

McLaren Macomb Doctor Describes Working With Coronavirus Patients The number of cases of COVID-19 and deaths continue to soar in the state. What is it like working on the frontlines? WWJ health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites talked with a local doctor. Source: WWJ health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites