Health & Safety of Smith County

Monitoring COVID-19

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RECENT COVID GUIDELINES & CHANGES

CDC Streamlines COVID-19 Guidance To Help Public Better Protect Themselves & Understand Their Risk

On August 11, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) streamlined its COVID-19 guidance to help individuals better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the virus.

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NEW NOVAVAX COVID-19 VACCINE APPROVED

NEW July 19, 2022

On July 19, CDC's Director endorsed the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation that the new Novavax COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary series option for adults ages 18 years and older.

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Find Out When You Can Get Your Booster

NEW June 24, 2022

Use this tool from CDC to determine when or if you (or your child) can get one or more COVID-19 boosters.

Boosters are an important part of protecting yourself from getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19. They are recommended for most people.

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CDC & FDA CLEAR THE WAY FOR COVID VACCINES FOR KIDS UNDER 5

NEW June 18, 2022

On Saturday, June 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, signed off on VRBPAC's recommendation for Moderna's emergency use authorization (EUA) be amended to make the vaccine available for children aged 6 months through 5 years and Pfizer's EUA to allow infants and children aged 6 months through 4 years to receive a three-dose series.

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"AT-A-GLANCE" COVID-19 Vaccination Schedules"

NEW June 16, 2022

Use this "AT-A-GLANCE" schedule to determine how many total COVID-19 vaccine doses are recommended based on primary series product, age, and immune status. This schedule includes boosters and the recent Interim COVID-19 Immunization Schedule for ages 5 years and older.

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CDC Rescinds Order Requiring Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Prior to Flight to the US

NEW June 13, 2022

Air passengers will not need to get tested and show the COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 prior to boarding a flight to the United States.

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CDC RECOMMENDS 4th DOSE (2nd BOOSTER) FOR COVID-19

April 1, 2022

On March 29th, the CDC updated its guidelines and recommendations to allow certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who have received an initial booster dose at least 4 months ago to be eligible for a a second mRNA COVID-19 booster dose (Pfizer or Moderna).In addition, based on newly published data, adults who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months ago may now receive a second booster dose using an mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) COVID-19 vaccine.

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UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINATION & BOOSTER GUIDELINES

April 1, 2022

MOST RECENT GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COVID VACCINE & BOOSTERS, INCLUDING THE NEW 4th DOSE (2nd BOOSTER)

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CDC 's NEW “COVID-19 Quarantine & Isolation (Q&I) Calculator Tool"

On March 24, 2022, the CDC launched a new "COVID-19 Quarantine & Isolation (Q&I) Calculator," This is a tool to help determine how long you need to isolate, quarantine, or take other steps to prevent spreading

COVID-19.

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CDC 's NEW “COVID-19 COMMUNITY LEVEL TOOL” (or "COVID-19 County Check")

On Friday, February 26, the CDC launched a new “COVID-19 Community Level Tool” (also called "COVID-19 County Check") that will help communities decide what prevention steps to take (INCLUDING USING MASKS) based on the latest COVID-19 data

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ORAL ANTIVIRAL THERAPEUTICS MORE READILY AVAILABLE IN TENNESSEE

Feb. 5, 2022

Increased Allocations To State Allow For More Access

Molnupiravir & Paxlovid

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FREE N-95/KN-95 MASKS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC

Jan. 28, 2022

The rollout of free N95 masks for the public began this week across the United States, with some pharmacies already handing out the masks.

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Additional Information

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The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images, and other material contained on this website for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay.

This site uses the Tennessee Department of Health ("TDPH") Datasets and other TDPH Metrics

Due to medical and health-related problems, I will not be able to update my website for the next few weeks. Please accept my apologies.

9/1/2022

Dr. Duke

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