With so many issues related to COVID-19 continuing to occupy our lives, this month’s issue of
Well Now is focused on articles that relate to our present extraordinary circumstances in this pandemic.
People across the U.S. are talking about and preparing for easing the shelter-in-place restrictions, and re-opening businesses to boost the economy. We offer some thoughts for what each of us might do and not do during this transition time.
Also, we hear constantly about testing, but do we know what that really means and how many tests there are? We offer a description of the various coronavirus tests and what they can and cannot do.
Finally, we focus this month on the possibilities for using your smartphone to monitor and manage your health and healthcare. This seems especially appropriate at a time when we have had to learn how to avoid in-person interaction and use the internet and online services for so many things we once did in person.
May this blossoming springtime bring you hope. May we all have strength to get through this terrible and unprecedented pandemic. May you be safe and may you be well.
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Insurance benefits in the palm of your hand
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As we have had to learn to do more and more things online during this pandemic, we have come to depend on our smartphones, tablets, and computers to an extent we never could have imagined. This is especially the case with regard to our phones, which for many of us have become our main window into the internet and all online communications.
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When you receive this issue of
Well Now, various states and cities across the U.S. will be in the process of re-opening after the COVID-19 lockdown. There is still considerable disagreement over whether or not we are ready to reopen. Nevertheless, re-opening is beginning to happen. You will find in the news media ideas on what to do and how to live during this transitional time. You will also find discussions of different stages in the process as the re-opening continues. You may be among those who think we should wait, or among those who are ready to begin. Below are some things to think about when you decide it is time to begin to move toward what used to be normal activity.
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Can we count on tests and a vaccine?
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We hear every day that we need more testing for the coronavirus. According to the
Wall Street Journal, “Prominent public-health doctors say far more testing is needed — and an insufficient supply of swabs, testing chemicals, and temporary sites to conduct tests are among the seemingly simple elements that have become limiting factors.” Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, and other leading medical experts, say the U.S. needs nearly three times the amount of testing that exists right now. We also need to increase our contact tracing. When you hear about the various tests, do you wonder what they are and how they are different? Here is a review.
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Coronavirus in the comics
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Brethren Insurance Services offers Long-Term Care Insurance all through the year.
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or 800-746-1505 for a free, no-obligation proposal.
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Long-Term Care Insurance is available for all members of the Church of the Brethren, their family and friends, and employees of Church of the Brethren-affiliated agencies, organizations, colleges, and retirement communities.
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Contact Us
1505 Dundee Ave
Elgin, IL 60120
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