Pomperaug District Department of Health

10/23/2021

Find out if you are eligible for a Covid-19 booster shot

CDC recommends that certain populations get a COVID-19 booster shot. See if you're eligible: https://bit.ly/3njCEWK.

10/22/2021

Check your onions! Salmonella outbreak linked to onions imported from Mexico. If you don't know where your onions came from, throw them away.

OUTBREAK UPDATE: Fresh whole onions causing large Salmonella outbreak in 37 states. Throw away any unlabeled onions at home. Do not eat, sell, or serve red, white, or yellow onions imported from Mexico and distributed across the US by ProSource Inc. If you can’t tell if an onion is from ProSource Inc., don’t buy or eat it.
For the latest outbreak information: https://bit.ly/3EwNocm.

09/29/2021

Pomperaug Health District has scheduled a COVID-19 Pfizer booster dose clinic on Saturday, October 2, 9:00 - 11:00 AM at the old Oxfod Center School, 462 Oxford Road, Oxford. Appointments required. Visit our website to schedule an appointment online.
https://www.pddh.org/programs/covid-19-vaccination.php

08/22/2021

Some great advice about food and power outages.

BEFORE:

☑️Keep appliance thermometers in your refrigerator and freezer. The refrigerator should be at 40°F or below. The freezer should be at 0°F or below.

Prepare for emergencies or natural disasters:

☑️Freeze containers of water and gel packs to help keep your food at 40°F or below.
☑️Have a cooler and frozen gel packs handy in case you have to remove your food from the refrigerator to keep it cold.
☑️Buy dry ice or block ice to keep your food cold in the refrigerator, if you think the power will be out for a long time.

DURING:

☑️Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed.
☑️If the doors stay closed, food will stay safe for up to:
☑️4 hours in a refrigerator.
☑️48 hours in a full freezer; 24 hours in a half-full freezer.
☑️If the power has been out for 4 hours, and a cooler and ice are available, put refrigerated perishable foods in the cooler. To keep them at 40°F or below, add ice or a cold source like frozen gel packs.

AFTER:

☑️Never taste food to determine if it is safe to eat. When in doubt, throw it out.
☑️Throw out perishable food in your refrigerator (meat, fish, cut fruits and vegetables, eggs, milk, and leftovers) after 4 hours without power or a cold source like dry ice. Throw out any food with an unusual odor, color, or texture.
Check temperatures of food kept in coolers or your refrigerator with an added cold source. Throw out food above 40°
☑️If you have an appliance thermometer in your freezer, check to see if it is still at 40 °F or below.
☑️You can safely refreeze or cook thawed frozen food that still contains ice crystals or is at 40 °F or below.

07/21/2021

Be sure your pets are up to date on their rabies vaccine!

06/30/2021

CDC and ACIP statement about the latest data on reports of mild cases of inflammation of the heart muscle and surrounding tissue called myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination among younger people

ACIP discussed the latest data on mild cases of myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle, following COVID-19 vaccination among younger people.

06/22/2021

What is already known about this topic?

Parents of children aged

06/22/2021

What is already known about this topic?

The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program initially prioritized groups at highest risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and death; by April 19, 2021, eligibility expanded to all persons aged ≥16 years.

What is added by this report?

By May 22, 2021, 57.0% of U.S. adults aged ≥18 years had received ≥1 vaccine dose; coverage was lower and increased more slowly over time among younger adults. If the current rate of vaccination continues through August, coverage among young adults will remain substantially lower than among older adults.

What are the implications for public health practice?

Efforts to improve vaccination coverage are needed, especially among younger adults, to reduce COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7025e1-H.pdf

05/31/2021

05/30/2021

In collaboration with our local and state community partners, please take a moment to complete this survey in the link below:

The CT Prevention Network is excited to announce the launch of a statewide survey to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health conducted through the CT DMHAS Office of the Commissioner, through the Office of Recovery Community Affairs. This critical information will help address current and future needs of our residents and those of the persons we serve in our system as well help inform policy and programmatic decisions.

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05/30/2021

It has been a while since we had the chance to update our social media...a pandemic will do that to you! We are excited to show the Pomperaug District's progression in COVID-19 cases peaking in the 160's/week back in late November to the current few a week.