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  • Erie County Department of Health Provides COVID-19 Public Health Update

    Erie County Department of Health Provides COVID-19 Public Health Update

    Covid-19 Pandemic Coverage

    Erie, PA — Erie County Department of Health provides a public health update on COVID-19. The community is welcome to contact the Erie County Department of Health for guidance. For details on how to stay up to date on vaccines and boosters, isolation and quarantine, preventing spread of COVID-19 in business establishments and events, and other information, contact [email protected] or 814-451-6700 or fill out the online Community Form at Eriecountypa.gov/covid-19/.

    Cases and data

    In the past week, June 6 Monday to 12 Sunday,

    ·       There were 369 cases reported, with a daily average of 53 cases.

    ·       There were 7 deaths reported, with dates of death from May 19 to 30, increasing the total death count to 815.

    ·       Among the reported 7 deaths, 1 was unvaccinated. This increases the total unvaccinated death count to 659, which is 81{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of the total deaths (815).

    The number of vaccinations and boosters administered from June 6 to 12 was 242. This increases the total number of vaccinations and boosters to 182,922.

    The current breakdown of vaccination status of the population is the following:

    Persons Of eligible population Of total population
    Partially vaccinated 9.2{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 8.7{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Fully vaccinated 62.5{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 59.1{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Received first booster 31.7{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 30.0{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Received second booster 5.7{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 5.4{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}

    As of June 12, among the total reported in deaths in Erie County, the breakdown by vaccination status and age range is as follows:

    Reported Deaths Ages0-49 Ages50-64 Ages65 & older Sub-total Percentage breakdown
    Not vaccinated 31 92 536 659 81{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Partially vaccinated 0 4 30 34 4{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Fully vaccinated without a booster 2 17 74 93 11{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Additional dose/booster 0 3 26 29 3{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Total 815 815 100{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}

    Related reference at https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#rates-by-vaccine-status

    Information on cases and deaths in Erie County and other data such as reports on vaccination demographics can be found at the Erie County Government website https://eriecountypa.gov/covid-19/positive-cases-in-erie-county/. Latest recommendations and related data is also available at the websites of

    ·       Pennsylvania Department of Health health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Cases.aspx

    ·       Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view

    Benefit of vaccination and boosters

    The benefit of staying up to date on vaccination and boosters, even for those who have had COVID-19, is that it helps the body prevent severe illness and lessens the likelihood of needing hospitalization. If having concerns or questions about vaccines, approach healthcare professionals or contact the Erie County Department of Health at 814-451-6700 for facts and answers.

    Boosters extend the effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19 and help protect against variants. Based on data from Erie County, those who are boosted are:

    ·       7 times less like to be infected with COVID-19

    ·       14 times less likely to die from COVID-19

    Free vaccines and boosters are available for residents of Erie County ages 5 years and older. For list of local vaccination sites, visit eriecountypa.gov/covid-19/covid-19-vaccine.

    To find vaccines and boosters in other nearby locations text ZIP Code to 438829, visit vaccines.gov or call 1-800-232-0233

    Importance of testing

    Community members, vaccinated or unvaccinated, are recommended to get tested for COVID-19 if they have been exposed to anyone who has COVID-19 or if they have symptoms such as sore throat, coughing, upper respiratory congestion, difficulty breathing, fever or chills, muscle or body aches, vomiting or diarrhea, or loss of taste or smell. Testing results can help determine appropriate care and treatment if needed.

    Community members using home test kits who have questions or need guidance can call 814-451-6700.

    For list of local sites offering free testing, visit eriecountypa.gov/covid-19/covid-19-testing-information.

    Preventing spread

    According to the COVID-19 Community Levels guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is updated weekly, Erie County is now currently at medium risk.

    At this level, recommendations for preventing the spread of COVID-19 include the following:

    ·       Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccine and booster doses, for 5 years and older, including those who are pregnant and plan on becoming pregnant. This means getting all recommended primary and booster doses when eligible.

    ·       Anyone may choose to mask at any time, regardless of vaccination status.

    ·       If you are (or live, work or have contact with someone who is) at high risk for severe illness or have a weak immune system, consider masking indoors and rapid testing before gatherings.

    ·       Get tested if you have symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19.

    ·       Wear a mask if you have symptoms, positive test results, or have been exposed to COVID-19.

    ·       Stay home while waiting for test results. If you have positive test results, even if you don’t have symptoms, stay home and apart from others in your home and, if possible, use a separate bathroom; inform your close contacts to stay home and get tested.

    ·       Maintain improved ventilation throughout indoor spaces when possible.

  • June 13 update from Health Department on COVID-19 cases

    June 13 update from Health Department on COVID-19 cases

    The Tompkins County Wellbeing Department says there have now been 22,147 total optimistic cases in Tompkins County, 29 much more than on Friday, and a total of 1,912,648 checks done. The Wellbeing Division is also now reporting positive self-test final results that have been submitted as a result of their online portal. They say there are 8 new positive self-take a look at results for a complete of 3,067 submitted.

    Linked: TCHD: If you test good on an at-home examination

    As of Monday at 8:45am, the Overall health Section suggests 187 assessments were carried out in the former working day. The Tompkins County Health and fitness Division publishes NYS vaccine tracking data, exhibiting 85,976 Tompkins County citizens have a initially dose and 78,620 have finished vaccination (which could be a person or two doses, dependent on vaccine).

    Relevant: Several are suitable for 2nd booster or extra doses, claims Wellness Office

    The Overall health Section states 1 person is currently hospitalized for COVID-19, four less than in Friday’s update. As of a shift in knowledge final wintertime, “TCHD is reporting only energetic conditions who are hospitalized,” somewhat than which includes clients recovered from COVID who continue to be hospitalized for other factors.

    “Of the recent uptick in hospitalizations, a broad majority have been of vaccinated persons,” Tompkins County Community Wellness Director Frank Kruppa tells us, but “of the folks who are vaccinated and have been hospitalized for COVID-19 relevant good reasons, the development retains that they are mainly more mature grownups, age 65+. This data details to the significance of boosters and 2nd boosters for those people age 65+.”

    There have been 62 fatalities from COVID-19 recorded between Tompkins County residents, like the dying of two place citizens documented in early Might.

    On June 12, Cornell University reported 1 active university student circumstance and active school and team scenarios. Cornell has switched to weekly updates, and the timing of their updates does not allow for a direct comparison to the county’s studies.

    As of June 6, Ithaca Higher education documented 1 energetic college student circumstance, with 588 recovered, and 1 energetic personnel circumstance and 253 recovered staff members.

    The Health Department claims the community requires to stop the distribute of COVID-19 not just to shield themselves, but some others in our community who are most vulnerable to getting really ill – older adults, all those who are immune-compromised, and those with underlying continual health circumstances.

    Related: BA.2 variant most likely, but not confirmed, amongst “ebbs and flows” of Tompkins situations, claims Overall health Department

    TCHD’s Frank Kruppa states, “There is a quite large vaccination price for our neighborhood, specially with the successes that have been reported by our area faculties. In addition to the arrival and surveillance testing, lots of of our new conditions are arising from sustained shut get in touch with with a good person, meaning a lot more than 10 minutes in just 6 ft of a favourable circumstance. These close contacts are developing far more routinely in large indoor gatherings that combine various groups of folks.”

    “Over the past handful of months, our endeavours have focused on vaccinating our younger people today and furnishing booster doses to all those who are suitable,” Kruppa suggests. “We are distributing self-checks and masks all through the county as we receive shipments and thank our community partners for assisting in this exertion.”

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  • As Omicron Spreads, Public Health Officials Ponder When to Update COVID-19 Vaccine

    As Omicron Spreads, Public Health Officials Ponder When to Update COVID-19 Vaccine

    Just as “COVID-19” turned a household phrase when it was designated as the identify of the sickness brought on by SARS-CoV-2, terms like “Delta variant” and “omicron variant” have since become buzzwords, hearkening variants in the virus and new waves of infections.

    Nonetheless, even as nations around the world and regional jurisdictions have adopted, rolled-back, and re-implemented general public well being actions to adapt to modifying an infection premiums and scientific evidence, just one detail has not nevertheless changed—the composition of the COVID-19 vaccines.

    As healthcare providers and general public wellbeing officers keep on to battle the Omicron variant, several are asking yourself regardless of whether and when an current vaccine will be required.

    Hana M. El Sahly, MD, a professor at the Baylor University of Medicine, instructed Contagion that the good information is that the current vaccines have held up nicely.

    “The current vaccines carry on to offer substantial security against serious ailment brought on by all the variants that have emerged to day,” El Sahly, who chairs the Food stuff and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Relevant Organic Merchandise Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), claimed.

    In March, the Centers for Illness Handle and Prevention (CDC) noted that, even though hospitalizations had been up throughout the board because of to omicron, older people who had been unvaccinated had been 12 moments much more likely to be hospitalized than folks who were vaccinated and boosted.

    In an April press briefing, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, PhD, and other pharmaceutical field executives mentioned the possible for current vaccines. Bourla claimed his company has the ability to speedily produce vaccines that would be efficient from individual variants, but he said that is not essentially the purpose.

    “It’s easy to do anything only from omicron,” he claimed. “What scientifically and technically is more challenging…is to be successful from all the things known so considerably, so we don’t have distinct vaccines for various variants.”

    He mentioned investigators at his corporation are at this time seeking to figure out the most helpful path ahead, immediately after which they will make an application to the Fda and European Medicines Company to generate an updated vaccine.

    El Sahly explained it is acceptable to assume that a vaccine built to halt omicron bacterial infections would have larger antibodies against omicron and its similar variants.

    “But the query would be: what would the incremental gain be at a population level in phrases of prevention of COVID-19 fatalities and essential disease?” she said.

    Extra and more people today in the United States and in other places have been vaccinated, contaminated, or both equally, and she mentioned that details from the US, United Kingdom, and South Africa indicates that qualifications populace immunity is lowering morbidity and mortality fees from COVID-19.

    “Whether a new variant emerges that can escape this history immunity and that of a new vaccine that employs existing variants is unidentified,” she explained.

    In a May well Viewpoint short article in the Journal of the American Professional medical Association, Food and drug administration Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, and colleagues wrote that COVID-19 will very likely “circulate globally for the foreseeable potential,” and that vaccination efforts would probably transition to a design equivalent to the flu vaccine, which is up-to-date per year. They claimed officials will require to make choices this summer about who should really acquire added vaccine boosters, and about the composition of the vaccine for the 2022-2023 COVID-19 “season.”

    “In the function of a significant slide or winter wave, a vaccine with best variant protection could possibly facilitate substantial reductions in lost productiveness and health care utilization from both of those acute and continual issues of COVID-19, including postacute COVID-19 syndrome,” they wrote.

    El Sahly told Contagion that doctors with nervous clients must assistance by furnishing context.

    “I would inform the medical doctor if another person gained 3 doses of vaccines, then the chance of extreme disease is incredibly low until [the patient is] immunocompromised or frail,” she mentioned. “Also, a preceding infection is a ‘boost’ of types to our 2/3/4 doses of vaccines previously obtained, and this info must be shared to support with the panic of some individuals.”

    She mentioned it is important that patients—and healthcare professionals—understand that the target of the vaccine is not so substantially to avert all infections with SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, something she said is not very likely an achievable objective with latest technological know-how. Alternatively, she stated, the goal is to limit its penalties.

    “From a scientific and community health and fitness standpoint the objective is stopping critical illness and loss of life,” she explained. “It is essential to set the anticipations as these.”

  • Jeff Bridges Gives Health Update After Battling Cancer and COVID

    Jeff Bridges Gives Health Update After Battling Cancer and COVID


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    Jeff Bridges was seeking pleased and healthier following a existence-threatening fight with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a in the vicinity of-demise struggle with COVID-19.

    “Extra’s” Jenn Lahmers caught up with the star at the premiere of his new Fx collection “The Previous Guy,” the place she requested, “Do you really feel as superior as you appear?”

    He laughed, telling her, “I feel quite superior. I hope I am looking as very good as I come to feel. I come to feel excellent.”

    Opening up about his health, Bridges spelled out, “Had the most cancers and the COVID jointly and throw the chemo in there that stripped all my immune process and that’s when the COVID hit me and that rather a great deal knocked me for a loop.”

    Jenn instructed him, “I experienced no plan it was that undesirable,” and Jeff shared, “Oh, yeah. It was challenging,” stating there had been “five or 6 weeks there where by it was no matter if I was likely to make it or not.”

    While chemotherapy produced it difficult for Jeff to combat off COVID, he says he caught the virus while at the healthcare facility. Jeff fought his way back, creating it his target to wander his youngest daughter Hayley down the wedding day aisle.

    He informed Jenn, “That was wonderful. You established little plans. And that was a significant one… Received to do that without having my oxygen.”

    The star just celebrated his 45th wedding anniversary with wife Susan Geston. Lahmers preferred to know “What the top secret sauce? Since you’re in Hollywood, that is not normal.”


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    Bridges informed her, “It’s that small corny detail. Do not get a divorce. That’s how you continue to be married and you take all those bumps that you have in a romantic relationship. It really is kind of like this sickness. That is a rough impediment. But which is the place you get lessons in which you can find out only in these locations.”

    Now, Jeff’s most cancers is in remission and the 72-12 months-outdated is again in good kind in “The Old Guy,” centered on the very best-promoting thriller.

    Jeff plays a former CIA operative compelled out of hiding immediately after an assassination attempt. Jenn pointed out, “You kicked COVID’s ass. You kicked cancer’s ass. Now, you are kicking guys’ asses 50 {fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} your age in this collection.”

    Bridges replied, “There you go. I appreciate undertaking fights and stuff in videos. We have good stunt coordinators.”

    Bridges is gracing the protect of emmy magazine’s June challenge, on newsstands June 16.


    John Russo

    In exceptional guiding-the-scenes footage from his image shoot with emmy Magazine, Bridges teased what to assume from “The Aged Guy,” expressing, “You are in for some suspense, lots of twists and turns.”

    He did not want to spoil anything, stating, “I you should not want to deprive folks of the way I glance at motion pictures, which is not realizing anything about it… enable it be a secret.”

    Jeff also dished on his rottweiler co-stars, expressing, “The canine were being just amazing to work with, but that wouldn’t materialize without the need of Sarah Clifford, our dog trainer.”

    “The Old Man” premieres June 16 on Forex.

  • New Mexico health officials give update on COVID-19

    New Mexico health officials give update on COVID-19

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – COVID situations are up in New Mexico and in a unusual COVID-19 update on Wednesday, condition health and fitness officials acknowledged it looks like all people is aware of anyone in their community who has COVID. But, they stated there is some fantastic news on the pandemic front and that this wave is not like any of the previous.

    “Despite the increase in situations and group transmission concentrations, hospitalizations, ICU admissions and fatalities remain comparatively very low,” mentioned Dr. Christine Ross, the state’s epidemiologist. “Clearly, what we’re viewing with this wave is extremely distinctive than what we’ve found in the earlier.”

    The state stated about 3.5{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of those hospitalized with COVID are on ventilators, when compared to about 20{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} in the previous.

    Condition health officials explained this wave is various owing to a number of elements like higher herd immunity from vaccinations and organic immunization from infections and re-bacterial infections. They also say there are extra helpful solutions for COVID-19 like Paxlovid and Remdesivir, supporting protect against really serious disease and hospitalizations. And lastly, Dr. David Scrase reported the virus may possibly just be obtaining milder.

    “I believe we’re evolving towards a milder disease. So, if additional individuals are obtaining COVID and they are not unwell and they’re not likely to the clinic that is basically a good matter. Even if we do not know about it,” said Dr. David Scrase, NMDOH Secretary.

    Hospitalizations are hovering all-around 130, which is considerably decreased than former points in the pandemic. Condition health officials instructed the medical center rate could even be decreased than we know owing to the number of unreported cases and expansion of at-house tests.

    “Our scenarios are centered on documented scenarios to the condition. So, we know this is considerably less complete in the previous and this is largely due to changing screening procedures. Particularly, the boost in dwelling-dependent testing,” said Dr. Ross.

    Dr. Ross claimed vaccines get considerably less efficient around time which is why boosters are so important. She stated national details displays individuals who are vaccinated and boosted are 5 situations as possible to keep away from finding hospitalized with COVID and 17-occasions less possible to die from the virus. Point out overall health officials preserve that vaccines and boosters are still the finest applications to stay clear of severe ailment from COVID.

    When requested what it would consider to provide back again mask mandates, Dr. Scrase claimed those discussions are not even getting position any longer thanks to all the tools folks have to accessible to safeguard them selves.

    The state said it will go on to check scenario and medical center developments. It also mentioned it has created big strides in wastewater surveillance tests.

  • June 8 update from Health Department on COVID-19 cases

    June 8 update from Health Department on COVID-19 cases

    The Tompkins County Wellbeing Section says there have now been 22,077 whole beneficial circumstances in Tompkins County, 20 far more than on Tuesday, and a full of 1,910,840 checks conducted. The Wellness Section is also now reporting favourable self-check effects that have been submitted through their on line portal. They say there is just one new optimistic self-take a look at end result for a overall of 3,043 submitted.

    Similar: TCHD: If you take a look at beneficial on an at-house take a look at

    As of Wednesday at 8:30am, the Wellness Division says 573 checks were performed in the past working day. The Tompkins County Wellbeing Section publishes NYS vaccine tracking details, demonstrating 85,640 Tompkins County inhabitants have a initially dose and 78,323 have concluded vaccination (which could be a single or two doses, based on vaccine).

    Similar: Quite a few are suitable for 2nd booster or supplemental doses, claims Health and fitness Office

    The Health and fitness Division says 5 persons are at the moment hospitalized for COVID-19, 3 much less than in Tuesday’s update. As of a shift in details past winter season, “TCHD is reporting only active situations who are hospitalized,” instead than together with sufferers recovered from COVID who continue being hospitalized for other good reasons.

    “Of the latest uptick in hospitalizations, a vast vast majority have been of vaccinated people today,” Tompkins County Community Health and fitness Director Frank Kruppa tells us, but “of the folks who are vaccinated and have been hospitalized for COVID-19 linked good reasons, the pattern holds that they are mostly more mature grown ups, age 65+. This data factors to the significance of boosters and 2nd boosters for all those age 65+.”

    There have been 62 deaths from COVID-19 recorded between Tompkins County people, including the death of two region people noted in early Could.

    On June 6, Cornell University described 32 active college student circumstances and 30 lively school and staff members circumstances. Cornell has switched to weekly updates, and the timing of their updates doesn’t allow a direct comparison to the county’s stats.

    As of June 6, Ithaca Faculty reported 1 active college student instances, with 588 recovered, and 1 active staff situation and 253 recovered staff.

    The Wellness Division states the general public needs to protect against the unfold of COVID-19 not just to secure by themselves, but some others in our neighborhood who are most vulnerable to receiving extremely unwell – more mature older people, all those who are immune-compromised, and those people with underlying long-term overall health circumstances.

    Connected: BA.2 variant possible, but not verified, among “ebbs and flows” of Tompkins conditions, claims Health and fitness Section

    TCHD’s Frank Kruppa says, “There is a really significant vaccination level for our neighborhood, in particular with the successes that have been documented by our regional faculties. In addition to the arrival and surveillance screening, numerous of our new situations are arising from sustained near get hold of with a beneficial individual, this means much more than 10 minutes in 6 feet of a positive case. These close contacts are happening extra usually in large indoor gatherings that combine distinct groups of individuals.”

    “Over the earlier handful of weeks, our initiatives have focused on vaccinating our younger people and providing booster doses to individuals who are eligible,” Kruppa suggests. “We are distributing self-checks and masks during the county as we obtain shipments and thank our community associates for assisting in this exertion.”

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