Vaccines & Immunizations
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Celebrate National Flu Shot Week – Schedule Your Vaccination Today!
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Dec 1st – 7th is National Influenza Vaccination Week. If you haven’t been vaccinated against the flu, it’s not too late, schedule your shot today! The best way to guard yourself and your loved ones against influenza or flu is to get a flu shot every season. Influenza is a contagious respiratory disease that can…
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What are Shingles
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Shingles are a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Shingles are caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles are caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Decades after having chicken pox, the virus may reactivate as shingles.
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August is National Immunization Awareness Month
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National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) highlights the importance of vaccinations for people of all ages. With the new school year starting, it is a great time to get your family caught up on their routine vaccinations.
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How to Keep Your Family Healthy on Vacation
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If you’re a parent, you already know that traveling with a sick child is no fun. There are things you can do to reduce your chances of having an illness ruin your trip. Here are 8 tips for keeping your family healthy on vacation. Prepare for Healthy Travel Check the travel requirements and recommendations for…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Information
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River Bend Medical Associates, Inc is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those living in our community. As part of our mission to protect and grow the communities we serve, we are committed to health equality and enabling everyone (no matter their race, ethnicity, gender, or economic status) to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. River Bend Medical Associates,…
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River Bend Medical Associates will soon begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those living in our community.
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As part of our mission to protect and grow the communities we serve, we are committed to health equality and enabling everyone (no matter their race, ethnicity, gender, or economic status) to receive a Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination. River Bend Medical Associates, Inc will soon be receiving a limited amount of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. We…
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Get your flu shot today!
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“The worst in nearly a decade.” “The worst in over a decade” is how the 2017-2018 flu season was described by The New York Times. The CDC classified the 2017-2018 flu season as “high severity,” accounting for drastic levels of hospitalizations due to multiple factors. The flu impacted all age groups as severely as one…
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Concerns & Questions About Vaccines
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At River Bend Medical Associates, we believe in preventative medicine. Preventative medicine is the understanding that many serious diseases can be avoided entirely if their causes are addressed long in advance. Preventative medicine typically includes tools in order to attack problems from multiple angles: recommending lifestyle choices, encouraging annual physicals, scheduling screenings for certain diseases…
