Data continue to show the importance of vaccination and booster doses to protect individuals both from infection and severe outcomes of COVID-19. During the recent Omicron surge, those who were boosted were 21-times less likely to die from COVID-19 compared to those who were unvaccinated, and 7-times less likely to be hospitalized. CDC continues to recommend that all eligible adults, adolescents, and children 5 and older be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines, which includes getting an initial booster when eligible.
Following FDA’s regulatory action today, CDC is updating its recommendations to allow certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster dose at least 4 months ago to be eligible for another mRNA booster to increase their protection against severe disease from COVID-19. Separately and in addition, based on newly published data, adults who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months ago may now receive a second booster dose using an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
YRMC Community COVID Vaccine Walk-In Center: Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm Frontier Village Center, Suite 49, 1781 E Hwy 69, Prescott, AZ 86301. Offering COVID Moderna primary series and booster vaccines to adults 18+, no appointment necessary. Visit yrmcvax.org or call 928-708-4556.
Please visit testing sites:
Prescott Days: Monday-Thursday Time: 8:30 am-4:00 pm, Friday Time: 8:30-1:00pm. Location: Pioneer Park Front Parking Lot, 1200 Commerce Dr, Prescott. PCR test. Drive through testing. The last day for the
Pioneer Park Covid-19 testing is Thursday 3/31/2022. The HUSD site will still be operating at 6411 N Roberts Rd in Prescott Valley, Monday-Thursday 9:30am - 5:00pm. YCCHS will have a new testing site coming soon.
Prescott Valley Days: Monday-Thursday. Time: 9:30 am-5:00 pm. Location: Humboldt Unified School District Office, 6411 N. Robert Road, Prescott Valley. PCR test. Drive through testing.
Cottonwood Days: Monday-Friday. Time: 8:00am-5:30pm. Location: 300 South Willard St Cottonwood, AZ 86326. PCR test.
Camp Verde Days: Monday-Friday. Time 8:00am-5:30pm. Location: 1298 W Finnie Flat Rd Camp Verde, AZ
86322. PCR test.
Yavapai County reports 80 COVID-19 Cases and 11 Deaths since Wednesday, March 23, 2022. There have been 47,773 positive cases and 1,189 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Yavapai Regional Medical Center reports 8 COVID-patients, VVMC reports 10 patients, and the VA reports 0 patients. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or what seems to be a bad cold, please get tested for COVID-19.
ADHS COVID-19 Hotline – (844) 542-8201 (select option number eight) – help in English and Spanish from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week, except for major holidays.
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