FAQs about COVID-19 posed by patients with heart disease

COVID-19 vaccines: Get the latest information here. Please do not call our clinics or hospitals with questions.
Since COVID-19 continues to be active in the Pacific Northwest, families are looking for creative ways to celebrate holidays, including Halloween, in a safe manner.
After months of meticulous masking and hand washing, health care experts fear that the upcoming holidays may cause people to let down their guard. PeaceHealth Family Medicine physician Heather Bergstrom, DO says, “I worry that mask fatigue is setting in, and people are growing weary of social distancing. However, we must continue to be mindful that our efforts to stop the spread of the virus are saving lives.”
Dr. Bergstrom, a PeaceHealth family medicine practitioner in Vancouver, Washington, has great sympathy for the many experiences children are missing out on due to COVID-19. “Halloween is on a Saturday this year, which would normally offer such a great opportunity to get together as a community. However, from Halloween through Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year, it will be extremely important that we celebrate the holidays in socially distanced, safe and healthy ways.”
Many traditional Halloween activities such as costume parties can be high-risk for spreading viruses, and the Washington Department of Health is discouraging traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating this year. Dr. Bergstrom says it’s important to keep the holidays festive, but suggests creative new ways that protect our health:
If you will be hosting a celebration, follow CDC tips for hosting gatherings and our local state/county recommendations.
© 2021 PeaceHealth. All rights reserved.