Michael Fine, MD will talk about COVID-19, what we have learned about it and what we can do to prevent it in this very important presentation. Is the Pandemic over? And if so, why are people still getting sick, and what should we do now and in the future about masking, vaccines, isolation and living life? “Covid-19 is still killing almost 500 Americans every day, or over 150,000 people a year in the US if this keeps up, or three to five times as many as seasonal flu. That makes COVID something like the third or fourth leading cause of death in this country. Rhode Island is now one of the best vaccinated states in the nation, again, finally. But the immunity of individuals is likely waning, but we don’t know how big a factor that is going to be over time.”
Dr. Fine has served as Health Policy Advisor in Central Falls, RI and Senior Population Health and Clinical Services Officer at Blackstone Valley Health Care, Inc. He is facilitating a partnership between the City and Blackstone to create the Central Falls Neighborhood Health Station, the US first attempt to build a population based primary care and public health collaboration that serves the entire population of a place.
This program is free and open to the public but seating is limited. Please register below or call the Library at 683-9457 to sign up.