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Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC)

COVID Vaccines Linked to Fewer Hospitalizations

New HHS Report: COVID-19 Vaccinations in 2021 Linked to More than 650,000 Fewer COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Over 300,000 Fewer Deaths Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Underscoring Importance of Getting Updated COVID-19 Vaccines This Fall. A new...

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Understanding COVID-19 Exposure Risks

Learning about how COVID-19 spreads and the factors that can increase or decrease that risk can help you make informed choices. If you were around a person with COVID-19, consider these factors to help determine the likelihood that you were...

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Get Free At-Home COVID from Project ACT

Project ACT (Access COVID Tests) is offering free, rapid, at-home COVID-19 test kits to residents of eligible communities while supplies last. The program is available in New Mexico and 8 other states around the U.S. To check if your area is...

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Updated COVID-19 Boosters Available

The CDC now recommends an updated COVID-19 booster. The updated COVID-19 booster is developed to more effectively protect against the latest viral variants, including Omicron BA.4 and BA.5, the dominant virus strains in the United...

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Free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 test ordering ends 9/2/2022

Ordering through the government program through USPS will be suspended on Friday, September 2 because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests. Right now, every home in the U.S. is eligible to...

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COVID-19 Treatments & Medications

Treatments for COVID-19 are now widely available. If you test positive and are an older adult or someone who is at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19, treatment may be available. Contact a healthcare provider right away...

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