Isolation and quarantine: Two important ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools
Every layer matters. Once a COVID-19 case is identified at school, isolation and quarantine are the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others.
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Western States Scientific Safety Review Group recommends pediatric doses of Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
Following review of recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has confirmed that pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children are safe and effective for children ages 5 through 11.
CDC advisory panel recommends pediatric COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 through 11
Today, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a panel of medical and public health experts convened by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), voted 14 to 0 to recommend the pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 through 11.
How cohorting helps schools continue in-person learning during COVID-19
Every layer matters. Cohorting is when your student is with the same group (cohort) of children for most of the school day. They go to the same activities and classes. This helps their teacher keep track of each student. If a student gets sick from COVID-19, the spread of COVID-19 will be less, because the student is only interacting with a smaller group of students. In addition, the number of people who need to quarantine will be less as well.
How keeping our distance helps students keep learning in-person this school year
Every layer matters. The more distance there is between people, the less likely that virus-filled droplets will pass from one person to another.
It’s always a good day to thank your neighborhood pharmacist
Long before COVID-19, pharmacists throughout Oregon played a crucial role in keeping people healthy. During the pandemic, they have been on the front lines providing useful and accurate information, prescription care and working tirelessly to help reach an 80 percent vaccination rate among Oregon adults.
Vaccine Voices: On a mission to get a booster. ‘We are grateful that it was easy.’
On a blustery day in October, Deborah “Debbie” Becker had just one mission—to get her COVID-19 booster. At 71, both Debbie and her husband Randy, 73, have underlying conditions and are committed to protecting their health. But it wasn’t looking good.
How COVID-19 vaccinations support continued in-person learning this school year
We know every layer matters, but vaccination against COVID-19 is still the strongest protection available. This is why COVID-19 vaccinations are mandated for all staff, contractors and volunteers working at or for Oregon schools and strongly recommended for all children ages 12 and up.
80 percent of people in Oregon are now vaccinated against COVID-19
As of today, 80% of people 18 and older living in Oregon have had at least one dose in their vaccination series against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s 2,681,267 people in Oregon who are now more protected against COVID-19.
Mobile Vaccination Unit gives people easy access, information and support
To some it may look like just another tour bus, but to those awaiting it, the big yellow rig is a ray of brightness in a world that sometimes seems to have run amok. Which may explain why no one working and volunteering on the FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit (MVU) is the least bit surprised when there are tears.