Garfield County free COVID testing update
NOTICE: Beginning in July, free state-sponsored PCR testing will only be available in Carbondale and follows a new daily schedule. FREE – Rapid antigen tests mailed to your home Rapid antigen tests are available through the federal at-home test program. FREE – PCR testing in Carbondale July 5 – December FREE State-supported PCR testing. 511 Colorado Ave. Carbondale (Recreation Center back parking lot) Tuesday through Friday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Approximately 24-36 hr. turnaround. Phone 1-888-964-1562. Walk up or make an appointment. FREE – Rapid antigen (take-home) tests for pick-up in Rifle Beginning
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Whitcomb named new Garfield County environmental health manager
Garfield County Environmental Health Manager Jannette Whitcomb.
Jannette Whitcomb has been named Garfield County Public Health’s new environmental health manager. Whitcomb is replacing Joshua Williams, who became the department’s director in January. Whitcomb oversees a staff of five environmental health specialists and program managers specializing in wastewater, consumer protection, air, and water quality. Whitcomb comes to Garfield County after serving 24 years with the City of Aspen’s Environmental Health Department, where she focused on providing quality programs that empowered the community to improve their health and well-being. Whitcomb has extensive experience in air quality, COVID-19 response and recovery, consumer protection, solid waste, and water quality. “I am
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Garfield County COVID-19 update
Asian woman using rapid antigen test kit for self test COVID-19 epidemic at home. Adult female place the fabric tip of the swab in the extraction tube and rolling around the tube.
Garfield County Public Health is updating its COVID-19 data page. COVID-19 has increased 30 percent since April, but hospitalizations have remained low, with no new hospitalizations in the past two weeks. Vaccinations: • Over 75 percent of eligible persons in the county have had one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 68 percent are fully immunized. • Find vaccine locations. • Find out how many doses you are eligible for. Kids 5-11 can now get a booster. People age 50+ are now eligible for a fourth dose of vaccine. Therapeutic treatments: Antiviral therapeutics are widely available. They work best when taken
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