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"December 6, 2023"


* Protect loved ones: Get vaccinated [ #link_2 ]
* Treatments for COVID-19 [ #link_4 ]
* MDH materials [ #link_3 ]
* COVID-19 stories [ #link_5 ]
* COVID-19 messages to download and share [ #link_1 ]
* Guidance and resources [ #link_6 ]

Protect loved ones: Get vaccinated

This holiday season as you celebrate with family and friends, have you wondered what you can do to help take care of those you care about?

Everyone benefits from being vaccinated against COVID-19 [ [link removed] ], but especially those people who are at increased risk of severe disease [ [link removed] ]?(such as those who are pregnant, have diabetes, or are going through cancer treatment), do better when the people around them are vaccinated too.?

If you have not received an updated COVID-19 vaccine, take a moment today to?find a location near you? [ [link removed] ]and help bring a healthier holiday season to everyone you care about!

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There are many additional steps you can take to?protect yourself & others [ [link removed] ] for healthier holidays. Here are a few more:


* Stay home if you are sick [ [link removed] ]
* Wash your hands [ [link removed] ]
* Test [ [link removed] ] when needed (symptoms [ [link removed] ], exposed [ [link removed] ], etc.)
* Wear a mask [ [link removed] ]
* Get treatment [ [link removed] ]


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Treatments for COVID-19

Don't delay! Treatments for COVID-19 can reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death.

There are several FDA-authorized or approved antiviral medications used to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in people who are more likely to get sick. Be sure to start treatment within days of when you first develop symptoms for the medication to be effective.

Check out our partnership with Cue Health, which provides a free telehealth test-to-treat program to help ensure Minnesotans have easy access to COVID-19 care and treatments.

Learn more:?COVID-19 Telehealth Program [ [link removed] ]

COVID-19 care now comes to you via mobile app, webiste, phone call
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MDH materials

We are updating videos, print materials, and translated documents often. Check out the pages below to view, download, or print these resources.

COVID-19 Translated Materials [ [link removed] ]

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Videos for COVID-19 Response [ [link removed] ]



Visit Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [ [link removed] ] for up-to-date information and?*follow MDH on?Facebook [ [link removed] ], X (formerly Twitter) [ [link removed] ], Threads [ [link removed] ], &?Instagram [ [link removed] ].*



COVID-19 stories

COVID-19 Stories of Community Outreach and Partnership [ [link removed] ]?highlight the efforts of our staff in collaboration with community partners during the COVID-19 response. Some stories provide insight into how this work is done, others discuss what challenges our teams face, but all of them recognize how COVID-19 has pushed MDH to try new strategies so we can fulfill our mission of protecting, maintaining, and improving the health of all Minnesotans.

*Partnership in Serving People with Disabilities*

The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated existing health access inequities for people who are deaf and people with vision and hearing loss. Thanks to an MDH grant contract, Keystone Interpreting Services established the Deaf Community Support Center to provide vaccination, testing and health recovery programming to Minnesota?s disability communities.

Read more:?Partnership in Serving People with Disabilities [ [link removed] ]

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COVID-19 messages to download and share

Help spread the message that COVID-19 is still here! Our?Materials and Resources for COVID-19 Response [ [link removed] ]?webpage has social media and print-ready messages available, such as the one below [ [link removed] ], that you can download and share. Many of our materials are available in multiple languages and free for anyone to use. Thank you for spreading the message that COVID-19 is still here and what we all can do to protect ourselves and others!

COVID-19 is still spreading, man with band-aid on shoulder

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*Questions?*


* Visit our website [ [link removed] ]
* Call the COVID-19 hotline: 1-833-431-2053
* Meet with a COVID-19 Community Coordinator [ [link removed] ]

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Guidance and resources

*RECENTLY UPDATED:*


* Materials and Resources for COVID-19 Response [ [link removed] ]
New and updated social media and print material available for download and sharing.
* If You Are Sick or Test Positive: COVID-19 [ [link removed] ]?guidance updates.
* Updated hours for COVID-19 Community Testing [ [link removed] ] sites.

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MDH COVID-19 Public Hotline

For questions related to the COVID-19, call:

1-833-431-2053

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

To connect directly to a representative in American Sign Language, click the "ASL Now" button on Contact Us: COVID-19 Questions [ [link removed] ].




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