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Know Your COVID-19 Community Level

COVID-19 Community Levels is a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the...

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Omicron Safety Tips

Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know  Vaccines remain the best public health measure to protect people from COVID-19, slow transmission, and reduce the likelihood of new variants emerging. Scientists are currently investigating Omicron,...

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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster UPDATE

The following information is from the CDC's webpage, COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots, updated on October 27, 2021. Additional information is available in the the CDC's media release, CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots, from October...

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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots

Who Is Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot? CDC has announced that COVID-19 Vaccine booster shots are now available for the following Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients who completed their initial series at least 6 months ago: 65...

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COVID-19 Vaccines for Immunocompromised People

Center's for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends that people whose immune systems are compromised moderately to severely should receive an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine after the initial 2 doses. Widespread vaccination is a critical...

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Updated Mask Guidance

The CDC has updated their mask guidance for fully vaccinated people given new evidence on the Delta variant currently circulating in the United States. Updated public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people as of July 27, 2021 If...

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