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During Black History Month, we honored those who have made prominent contributions to health as well as local community leaders who are making history right now.
- We wrote about Zuarel Blue, a Black business owner who helps other local Black-owned businesses thrive.
- We traced the roots of modern medicine back to Africa.
- We highlighted other local health and community leaders. `
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We plan year-round to keep Pierce County healthy. And we like to update everyone on our plan. We presented part 1 of 5 strategic initiatives to keep Pierce County healthy to the Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health last week
- We discussed COVID-19 and other communicable diseases in the county.
- We shared existing and planned work for 2021-2023 including our focus on COVID-19, childhood immunizations, congenital syphilis and tuberculosis.
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Reasons to celebrate
We continue to see a decline in COVID-19 cases, case rates and hospitalizations. We reported 618 cases last week, down from our peak of 20,526 cases in Pierce County the week starting Jan. 2.
Our outbreaks continue to drop as well, especially in schools. We reported 9 school outbreaks last week with 40 related cases, down from 13 outbreaks and 54 cases the week before.
Nearly 70% of everyone eligible and 64% of all residents in Pierce County are fully vaccinated.
As we learn to live with COVID-19, we must continue to improve our vaccination rates to prevent infections and reduce severe illness and death in our community.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and those around you from serious illness, winding up in the hospital—and death. Find your dose today at tpchd.org/vaxtothefuture.
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Vaccine Update
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1,406,099 doses to Pierce County residents.
65% of all residents fully vaccinated.
69.2% of eligible residents 5 and older fully vaccinated.
6,009 doses administered last week.
More vaccine data.
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Dr. Anthony L-T Chen will lift his health order and no longer require masks in most indoor public settings on March 12.
This update will align Pierce County with state guidance announced last week.
Local COVID-19 cases, case rates, and hospitalizations are falling. Our data shows this trend should continue. We will continue to monitor local data and be prepared to adjust as needed.
While no longer required, face masks help prevent the spread of disease. Many in our community will choose to continue to wear masks to protect their health. We encourage everyone to respect the decisions of those around you, and to follow the best public health practices for you and your family.
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You can stay informed on many health topics affecting you, your family, and your community. Let’s work together to protect and improve the health of all people and places in Pierce County. You can start by signing up for our email updates. |
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Opioid overdose deaths represent precious and vital lives of our beloved friends, family and community members.
Pierce County Opioid Task Force (OTF), a joint effort between Pierce County, City of Tacoma, and Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, is a regional response to the opioid crisis.
OTF will hold a virtual summit March 17 for behavioral health professionals to discuss the ongoing opioid response and talk about the crisis’ relationship with Racial Equity.
The public can register to attend virtually.
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COVID-19 Resources
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