2/28/2022 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: OCHD Receives COVID-19 Antigen Tests for Free Distribution

Description: 2/28/2022 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Colorados Next Chapter: Roadmap to Moving Forward; OCHD Receives COVID-19 Antigen Tests for Free Distribution...


Published: 02/28/2022
Byline: Hart

THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION.  INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.  BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT.

The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Monday 2/28/2022 at 9:32 a.m.

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2/28/2022 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1:  Colorado’s Next Chapter:  Roadmap to Moving Forward; OCHD Receives COVID-19 Antigen Tests for Free Distribution

Please take the time to read and understand this entire message.

Internet links:  Before I send out each update, I check the links to make sure they are active.  However, links do change from time to time, so the links I sent out today may not be the same tomorrow.  You may have to search around a bit.

1.      On Friday, 2/25/2022 the Polis Administration released “Colorado’s Next Chapter: Our Roadmap to Moving Forward”  I have attached a copy of the press release. 

The roadmap provides guidance for Coloradans based on their risk level and susceptibility to becoming infected or spreading COVID-19:

ü  If you are fully vaccinated and up to date with all three doses, you should feel comfortable living life as normal;

ü  If you are vaccinated, but immunocompromised or high-risk, take necessary steps to protect yourself and proactively speak with a health care provider about a potential fourth dose of the vaccine, preventive treatment options, and what to do if you test positive; &

ü  If you are not fully vaccinated, get fully vaccinated with three doses as you are still at risk of contracting severe disease even with the emergence of variants that cause less severe disease in fully vaccinated people.

The roadmap also outlines four main steps that Colorado will be taking to maintain and enhance preparedness:

ü   Establishing hospital readiness standards, surge planning, and normalizing COVID patient care in traditional medical settings;

ü  Ensuring public health readiness and surge capacity;

ü  Investing in healthcare workforce stabilization and expansion; &

ü  Engaging the federal government in national endemic response, pandemic readiness and needed reforms.

More detailed information can be accessed here:  Colorado's Next Chapter Roadmap Forward 2.25.22.pdf - Google Drive

2.      OCHD has received its first shipment of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for free distribution.  In addition to tests, OCHD is also distributing, free of charge, masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes. 

Richard Ritter, Executive Director

Otero County Health Department

13 West 3rd Street, Room 111

La Junta, Colorado 81050

719-383-3045 (Office)

719-383-3060 (Fax)

rritter@oterogov.org



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