Garfield County proclaims National Public Health Week
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Over the past two years, COVID-19 propelled the public health field into the spotlight. But the public health system does far more than just pandemic response. Control of contagious diseases, safe food and water, maternal and child health services are only a few of the public health achievements that have prevented countless deaths and improved the quality of American life. At the April 3, 2022, Garfield County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board issued a proclamation that the week of April 4 – 10 be recognized as National Public Health Week. The board acknowledged the work that the department
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Garfield County Public Health shifts COVID-19 metrics page to reflect new stage in pandemic
Garfield County Public Health is updating its COVID-19 data page. “As we enter a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are condensing the daily metrics that we have been reporting out and shifting focus beyond cases in the community. We are directing our efforts toward protecting people at high risk for severe illness,” said Mason Hohstadt, public health specialist. “Garfield County is in a different place now than it was on March 14, 2020, when the first case of COVID was reported.” Vaccines and testing are now widely available, therapeutics exist for those that catch the disease early, and
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COVID and Garfield County Public Health community update
COVID-19 Most Coloradoans immune to omicron – Garfield County continues to see declining case counts and test positivity. Daily cases are slightly above those seen at this point last year. Garfield County expects to move the colored risk-level indicator down from orange-high risk to yellow-concerned in the coming weeks. The state reports that the majority of Coloradoans have immunity to omicron through vaccines or infection, and immunity is predicted to remain high into the start of summer unless a new variant emerges. Vaccinated pregnant women pass immunity on to unborn babies – a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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