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@colleenyoung

@chillywillie Great questions. I'm tagging fellow member @sparshall @anniepie @sassykitten93 @xfirerose @ldestella to see how they are managing during this crisis with their primary immunodeficiency conditions and getting intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusions at this time.

Willie, as you know primary immunodeficiency disorders — also called primary immune disorders or primary immunodeficiency — weaken the immune system, allowing infections and other health problems to occur more easily. So you have to take all precautions and be vigilant about your health. Here is some advice from Mayo Clinic that will help:

- What to do if you suspect COVID-19 https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-to-do-if-you-suspect-covid-19/
- 10 steps from Mayo Clinic’s Infection Prevention and Control team to minimize the spread of COVID-19 https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/10-steps-from-mayo-clinics-infection-prevention-and-control-team-to-minimize-the-spread-of-covid-19/
- COVID-19: Symptoms that require emergency care https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-symptoms-that-require-emergency-care/

The best way you can protect yourself is to
- Wash your hands. Wash them often and properly (soap and warm water for a least 20 seconds and make sure you scrub all surfaces: the back of your hands, wrists and under the fingernails too.)
- Keep your distance from others, called social distancing.

To find out if you can continue to get infusions, please call your clinic or hospital where you get the infusions. They can tell you want you need to do to get treatment or if treatment is being suspended. I'd be interested to hear what you find out.

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