Christine Schuyler
The Chautauqua County Health Department said COVID-19 is “raging” in the county and entire region.
The Department is urging unvaccinated residents to access vaccine, and for those who are fully vaccinated to get a booster dose if their second dose was at least six months ago for the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or two months ago for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Public Health Director Christine Schuyler said in a statement, “The threat of COVID-19 infection spread and severity of illness are totally unpredictable but the unvaccinated are at such higher risk of severe illness and death. If you or your loved ones are not vaccinated, please reconsider. If you are fully vaccinated, please get a booster dose as indicated because research is showing that immunity from doses of vaccine received several months ago is waning. Especially if you are over 65 or have underlying health conditions, including pregnancy, do not let your guard down!”
The Health Department is holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics for anyone ages 12 and up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, December 13 at Jamestown Community College’s Phys Ed Building.
A vaccination clinic with only the pediatric Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, December 18 at the Chautauqua Lake Central School gymnasium. Parental consent is required for that clinic.
Vaccines will be provided at no cost to participants. Participants must bring proper identification to the clinic and wear a mask.
Pre-registration is necessary and can be done at chqgov.com
If there was a mask mandate in place it might not be raging. I was in a local store with my mask & everyone else was walking around like there was no virus. Since the vaccinated can infect other people it would be wise to have a mask mandate in place so our medical providers have breathing space.
Agreed. Also, “Especially if you are over 65 or have underlying health conditions, including pregnancy, do not let your guard down!” I’m pretty sure a woman over 65 being pregnant would be somewhat of a miracle!
LOL. However, my fully vaccinated husband died from an infection after Covid. He had severe Covid despite the vaccinations. People who are vaccinated are letting their guard down by not wearing a mask & taking ALL precautions.
The Post Journal ran article about the tragedy you suffered in the edition dated August 22, 2020. I’m so sorry for your loss! It must have been truly awful for you both. Now, I hope you have gotten your vaccines and booster. We’ve all lost way too many people since COVID-19 appeared.
However, to clear up any misinformation for anyone reading this,no one was fully vaccinated before August 23. On that day, the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for use in individuals 16 years of age and older.
According to the CDC, no one is considered fully vaccinated until “2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.”
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html?s_cid=11350:cdc%20guidance%20fully%20vaccinated:sem.ga:p:RG:GM:gen:PTN:FY21
In August, 2020 we had fewer people infected & in the hospital despite NO vaccines. This is per the CDC. We have double the number this year infected & in hospital despite vaccines. One physician said we need to do everything – vaccines, masks, hand washing, etc. In order to beat Covid & I agree. Masks are critical to getting rid of Covid.
What is the purpose of the masks? In the beginning they said it was to protect others from you…Does it protect the person wearing it from Covid carriers?
Masks protect the wearer from infection from another person. The quality of the mask is very important. For a study on masks please go to epa.gov/sciencematters/epa-researchers. If you Google – mask studies you should find more info on the importance of wearing masks.
The idea is that the mask prevents the wearer from breathing in virus from others, and also prevents the wearer from passing their own viruses to others. “Masks reduce the amount of virus we breathe in and breathe out.” People wear surgical type masks with huge gaps at the sides where they should be snug to the face. Also, people wear them pulled down with the nose exposed, rendering the mask useless. Double masking is more effective. “Regardless of the type of mask you wear, make sure it completely covers your nose and mouth and fits snugly against the sides of your face without leaving any gaps.” Read more at: https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/preventing-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus#:~:text=Researchers%20at%20Duke%20University%20created,Bandanas%20also%20ranked%20poorly.
Well, my fist post about Tanglewood/The Magnolia got deleted but I’d like you all to know that my Grandma is now quarantined in her room FOR CHRISTMAS because of an employees “right to freedom”.
Take Grandma home. Be grateful she is alive. My husband died this past summer.. Sacrifice & take Grandma home everybody.