September 23, 2022
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COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions, and deaths in Athens-Clarke county
Updated Boosters Available for Everyone Ages 12+
On September 1, CDC recommended that everyone ages 12 years and older in the United States receive an updated COVID-19 booster before a possible surge in COVID-19 illnesses later this fall and winter. Like the original boosters, the updated doses help restore protection that might have gone down since your last dose—but they also give extra protection for yourself and those around you against the most recent variants.
The updated booster is a bivalent vaccine because it targets two Omicron subvariants: BA.4 and B.5. These newest subvariants are more contagious and able to evade protection that your body might have against earlier subvariants. Data suggest that the updated boosters also increase our immune response, which will help protect us against future variants.
Being up to date with COVID-19 vaccines is the best way to protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death associated with COVID-19. Everyone who is eligible?including those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised?is recommended to receive one dose of the updated bivalent booster at least two months after their last dose (either the final primary series or the last booster). The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent is authorized for use as single booster dose in people ages 18 years and older. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent is authorized for use as a single booster dose in people ages 12 years and older. To find a vaccine provider near you, visit vaccines.gov.
COVID Vaccine Locations & Info
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Clarke County School District COVID-19 Dashboard - September 23, 2022
The CCSD COVID-19 Dashboard displays positive cases in the past 7, 14 and 30 days across the district and by each school, with hourly updates.
As of 4:19 PM on September 23, 2022, the dashboard shows:
63 cases in September 22
636 cases in August 2022
70 cases in May 2022
1,532 cases in January 2022
508 cases in August 2021
133 cases in the past 30 days
30 cases in the past 14 days
11 cases in the past 7 days
3.3% of students and staff with cases in the last 30 days
1.7% of students and staff with cases in the last 14 days
0.8% of students and staff with cases in the last 7 days
