Backup Documents 03/23/2021 Item # 5A Covid Briefing March 23 updated
Florida Department of Health
in Collier County
Kimberly Kossler, MPH, RN, CPH, Administrator
Muhammad Abbasi, MPH, Division Director, Communicable Disease Control & Prevention
BCC Briefing March 23, 2021
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Symptoms
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Symptoms
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Positivity Rate
*Excluding data for 3/17/21
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Positivity Rate
*Excluding data for 3/17/21
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Hospital Capacity
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Hospitalizations
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COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID-19 doses administered in Collier County
Current status of persons vaccinated for COVID-19 in Collier County
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COVID-19 Vaccination
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COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility
Long-term care facility residents and staff
Persons 50 years of age and older
Health care personnel with direct patient contact
Persons deemed to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 by a licensed physician
Governor’s Executive Order 21-67 (effective March 22, 2021)
These are backed by scientific evidence listed on the next slide.
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Primary vaccination site is North Collier Regional Park supported by DOH-Collier, Collier County Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Collier County Fire, Collier
County Sheriff’s Office and Collier County Parks.
Vaccination is offered 5 days a week and some weekends.
DOH-Collier, with EMS/Fire partners, has administered over 45,000 doses
Partnerships with DOH, EMS, North Collier Fire, City of Naples Fire, and Marco Fire to target 50+ in local communities, health care workers, independent living facilities, people with
disabilities, and underserved communities.
Partnerships with faith-based organizations, leadership of churches, synagogues, temples, volunteer, nonprofit and community-based organizations that serve seniors to identify individuals
who meet criteria for vaccination and coordinate vaccination.
Partnerships with local hospitals for vaccinating health care worker staff and people under 50 that are deemed extremely vulnerable per the Governors Executive Order.
DOH-Collier has provided dedicated days for frontline health care workers in coordination with the local medical society and hospitals to expand vaccine to health care providers including
home health agencies, primary care providers, and hospice workers.
Partnering with Healthcare Network of SWFL for vaccination events in Immokalee.
Currently utilizing Eventbrite for appointments and 2nd dose notifications.
COVID-19 Vaccination
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People are considered fully vaccinated:
2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, like the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, like Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine
Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
Fully vaccinated people can;
Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing
Visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing unless any of those people
or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
Refrain from quarantine and testing following a known exposure if asymptomatic (within 3 months)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html
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Testing at DOH-Collier is available Monday and Wednesday by appointment only.
Close contact and outbreak related testing is available throughout the week.
Testing is also readily accessible in the community at urgent care centers, hospitals, physicians’ offices, pharmacies, and other locations
COVID-19 Testing
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