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流感/COVID-19疫苗推廣：保護我們的社區 [Seattle 9-20-2023]:  鑒於當前持續的與公共健康有關的擔憂，以及流感和COVID-19疫苗的重要性，國家亞太老齡化中心（NAPCA）決心確保每個人都有機會接種最新的疫苗，以保護他們自己和所在的社區。2023年10月3日，NAPCA將在全國範圍內啟動計畫中的30個疫苗接種點的第一個。 流感疫苗接種季通常從九月持續至十二月。這段時間內，各年齡段的人都應當接種流感疫苗以預防感染流感病毒。流感疫苗仍然是最有效的阻止傳播、預防重症，並最終拯救生命的方式之一。 最新的COVID-19疫苗已在九月獲批並投放市場。國家亞太老齡化中心（NAPCA）的主席兼首席執行官Clayton Fong鼓勵年長者接種疫苗：“與流感疫苗一樣，年長者應每年接種COVID-19疫苗，以預防嚴重疾病。最容易感染並患重症的人群年齡一般在65歲以上，或患有哮喘、糖尿病、心臟病和肺部疾病等。如果您年齡在65至74歲之間，感染後住院的風險比年輕人高36倍。年齡越大，風險越高。” 國家亞太老齡化中心（NAPCA）將主辦本季度的首次疫苗接種活動： 日期：2023年10月3日，星期二 時間：上午10點至下午2點 地點：仁人服務社（CISC） 地址：611 S Lane St，Seattle，WA 98104 藥房：QFC（年長者和來賓可以在活動中接種流感和/或COVID-19疫苗。請攜帶您的身份證、醫保卡和/或Medicare卡以進行接種。） *活動期間將供應茶點。來賓將獲得禮品袋一份。 在活動中，NAPCA將提供有關疫苗和Medicare開放註冊期的最新資訊。加入我們，共同履行保護社區的使命。 請向我們的年長者幫助中心留言或發送郵件，以讓我們安排您在2023年10月3日的活動上接種流感和/或COVID-19疫苗。 請通過年長者幫助中心的免費熱線聯繫我們： 普通話：1-800-683-7427 廣東話：1-800-582-4218 英語：1-800-336-2722 電子郵件: AskNAPCA@napca.org 國家亞太老齡化中心（NAPCA）是一家致力於改善亞裔美國人、夏威夷原住民及太平洋島民（AANHPI）年長者及其家庭生活质量的非營利組織。我們運營一個面向年長者和其照護者的年長者幫助中心，提供五種不同語言的服務。  

In February, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) issued an announcement that COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed by the private market rather than by the federal government, a process known as commercialization. Since then, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been working to standardize the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.  COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be …

Due to a lack of congressional funding, the federal financial support for free COVID-19 testing programs has been suspended, but the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will continue to provide free at-home test kits through the end of 2022.   With respiratory illnesses like RSV and the flu in peak season, at-home test kits play an essential role in preventing …

The updated bivalent booster is specifically designed to combat the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants and offers better protection against COVID-19 now that omicron variants are the most widely circulating strains. Learn more about regional variant proportions here.   The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging all eligible people to get the bivalent booster to increase their protection against …

On September 14, 2022, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) shared a news release announcing upcoming COVID-19 vaccines clinics taking place on university campuses throughout Washington state. In partnership with the Power of Providers initiative, the DOH Care-A-Van program is providing vaccine and booster doses to university students, staff and faculty, as well as members of the public who are eligible …

This book was a project developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG). The project was supported by global, regional and country based experts from Member Agencies of the IASC MHPSS RG, in addition to parents, caregivers, teachers and children in 104 countries. A global survey was distributed …

Knowing when you’ve been exposed to someone with COVID-19 allows you to test, isolate and protect those around you, ultimately reducing the spread of COVID-19.   The Department of Health (DOH) developed WA Notify, a tool that allows users to anonymously report and receive exposure notifications. WA Notify is free, completely private and does not track your personal information or location. …

The Washington State Department of Health COVID-19 Information Hotline can provide general COVID-19 information to callers throughout Washington. The call center operates from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Mondays and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and on observed state holidays. This hotline may be used to request Care Connect services, a program that provides food and other …

Based on data from June 23, 2022, The Seattle Times reported that six Washington counties—Lewis, Pacific, Thurston, Grays Harbor, Garfield and Spokane counties—had reached a COVID-19 community risk level considered “high.” Counties with a “high” risk level have 200 or more cases or 20 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people over a seven-day period.   According to the Centers for Disease …

With the launch of ForWArd—Washington’s long-term COVID-19 response plan—and the lifting of certain COVID-19 related mandates at the state and federal level, communities are evaluating what coexisting with COVID-19 looks like. Many tools are available to support the public in tracking COVID-19 and navigating life in the next season of the pandemic.   The Department of Health’s (DOH) COVID-19 Data Dashboard is a …