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CDC Strengthens Recommendations and Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots
CDC has expanded eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to everyone 5 years of age and older, recommending that children ages 5 through 11 years should receive a booster shot 5 months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination...
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Quarantine and Isolation Calculator
CDC Quarantine and Isolation Calculator is a tool to help people who have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19 or have COVID-19 to determine if they need to isolate, quarantine, or take other steps to prevent spreading COVID-19.To...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Updates
CDC has updated its recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine booster for some older and immunocompromised individuals. Following FDA’s regulatory action CDC has updated its recommendations to allow certain immunocompromised individuals and...
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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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Don’t Delay: Test Soon and Treat Early
If you are at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19, and test positive, treatment may be available. Get tested as soon as possible after your symptoms start.Contact your healthcare provider right away if you result is positive. Don't...
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Self Testing For COVID-19
Self-testing is one of several risk-reduction strategies to reduce the chances of COVID-19 transmission. They may be used regardless of vaccination or symptom status and may be more convenient than laboratory-based tests and point-of-care tests....
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