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SKAGIT COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE

*June **22**, 2022: COVID-19 Updates from Skagit County*

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"_Please note_"": Beginning in July, Skagit County Public Health will be providing these COVID-19 updates bi-monthly, as opposed to weekly. Frequency may be adjusted at a later date. "

*_Local COVID-19 Case, Hospital & Vaccine Data _*__

Skagit County?s 7-day case rate has increased by 25 percent since last week and our 7-day hospitalization rate has decreased by 26 percent. Two new COVID-19 related deaths were reported in Skagit County. Our County remains at a ?High? disease transmission level.

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*_Vaccine Updates_*

Over the weekend, the?CDC?s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ [link removed] ]?and the?Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup [ [link removed] ]?completed their reviews and concluded that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are safe and effective for children as young as 6 months old. This comes following the?U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [ [link removed] ]?s authorized emergency use of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine to include use in children 6 months of age and older last week.

Parents and caregivers can now get their children 6 months and older vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines to better protect them from COVID-19. All children, including children who have already had COVID-19, should get vaccinated.

Skagit County Public Health will begin offering Moderna vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years at its downtown Mount Vernon clinic at 700 S 2nd Street (3rd floor) starting Thursday June 23, 2022.

To best serve the public and to account for increased demand, all COVID vaccines will be made available at the Public Health clinic?*_by appointment only_*?over the next two weeks. To schedule an appointment, visit?www.skagitcounty.net/COVIDvaccine [ [link removed] ]?or call the Public Health office at (360) 416-1500 for assistance.

*_Vaccine at the Public Health Office_*__

COVID-19 prime, pediatric, and booster vaccinations are available at the Public Health office in downtown Mount Vernon at 700 S 2nd Street. The clinic is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To make an appointment, go to www.skagitcounty.net/COVIDvaccine [ [link removed] ] or call (360) 416-1500.

Available appointments include:


* Thursday 6/23 -click here [ [link removed] ]
* Friday 6/24 -click here [ [link removed] ]
* Wednesday 6/29 -click here [ [link removed] ]
* Thursday 6/30 -click here [ [link removed] ]
* Friday 7/01 -click here [ [link removed] ]
* Wednesday 7/06 -click here [ [link removed] ]
* Thursday 7/07 -click here [ [link removed] ]
* Friday 7/08 -click here [ [link removed] ]

For a full list of vaccination providers available in Skagit County, go to Vaccine Locator [ [link removed] ] or call the Hotline at 1-800-525-0127.

For those who are homebound, please contact Public Health to schedule a home visit. Call (360) 416-1500 during regular business hours.

*_Treatment Options_*__

COVID-19 medications are available through your doctor, local pharmacies, and health clinics. If you have COVID-19 symptoms and test positive, do not wait to get treated. Early intervention with COVID-19 therapeutics can reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization for people with COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing more serious illness.

If you think you might qualify, please speak to your healthcare provider first and get a referral and/or prescription for treatment.

For assistance:


* Call?1-800-232-0233?
* Go online - Test to Treat locator [ [link removed] ]

*_COVID-19 Testing Site at Cascade Mall_*__

Free antigen COVID-19 testing is available at our Cascade Mall location at 150 Cascade Mall Drive in Burlington. Operating hours are Mondays and Fridays from 9am to 1pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 5pm.

*_At-home COVID-19 Testing_*__

Free at-home test kits are now available at Public Health?s Testing Site at Cascade Mall, as well as online through the following sites:


* www.SayYesCovidHomeTest.org [ [link removed] ]
* www.CovidTests.gov [ [link removed] ] ?

If testing at home and you receive a positive test result, please call the state?s COVID-19 Hotline at 1?800?525?0127 or the Skagit County Public Health office at (360) 416-1500.








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SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

County Commissioners: Lisa Janicki, Peter Browning, Ron Wesen
1800 Continental Place, Suite 100
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

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