{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"KMOJCast","title":"12-11-23 Walter James planner in the Minnesota Department of Health’s Division of Emergency Preparedness & Response Walter talks with Freddie Bell about Telehealth Test-to-Treat program on the KMOJ Morning Show ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":648,"description":"Telehealth Test-to-Treat program\n The Minnesota Department of Health, in partnership with Cue Health, has launched a Telehealth\nTest-to-Treat service.\n This means you can speak to a provider very quickly without having to leave your home if you\nhave symptoms of COVID-19 and have either tested positive for COVID or you know you have\nbeen exposed to it.\n This service is available via telephone, smart phone app, or computer web browser.\n Once you begin the process, you will answer some questions, and then you will speak with a\nlicensed clinician who will determine whether a COVID-19 medication is right for you.\no They will review your health history with you as well as any other medications you may\nbe on.\no Based on your medical history, the other medications you may be taking, and when you\nstarted having COVID symptoms, they will determine whether a COVID-19 therapeutic\nmedication is right for you.\no If you get a prescription, the provider will send it to the pharmacy of your choice with\nthe medication in stock\no You can also choose to have the medication delivered to your doorstep.\n Time is of the essence: These medications must be taken within 5 days of having COVID\nsymptoms in order to be effective. So use the telehealth services as soon as you can.\n It is also important to remember that your symptoms do not have to be severe to need\ntreatment. Mild symptoms can quickly become more severe and result in needing hospital care,\nso treatment is meant to reduce that risk and is better if you start it earlier when symptoms are\nmild.\n There is no ID, residency, citizenship, or other requirement to use this service. You just have to\nbe in Minnesota. If you are prescribed medication, you will need to either pick it up at a\npharmacy in MN or have it delivered to an address in MN (does not have to be your home\naddress)\n This service is available in 11 different languages, including not only English, but also Spanish,\nHmong, Somali, Karen, Oromoo, Amharic,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zs4eviQ3HE8Pq7ghnmLeQTdy2xaSHm6CKQRTDAMtL7g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEyODEzLzE1OTYw/NjI0NDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}