The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide updates on recent variant1 influenza virus infections and summarize CDC’s recommendations for identification, treatment, and prevention of variant influenza virus infection for the summer and fall of 2022.
Archives for August 2022
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department To Administer Monkeypox Vaccine During Rainbow Pride’s Big Gay Cookout
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will be on site administering first doses of the monkeypox vaccine during Rainbow Pride of West Virginia’s Big Gay Cookout at Coonskin Park this Sunday, August 28, beginning at noon. The vaccine is free.
KCHD Mobile Team Administering Free Tetanus Shots Friday To Flood Victims In Kelleys Creek/Hughes Creek/Cedar Grove Areas
In response to recent flooding in Eastern Kanawha County – specifically the Kelleys Creek/Hughes Creek/Cedar Grove area – a team from the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will be administering free tetanus vaccines tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 19. KCHD’s mobile unit will be parked at the Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 306 E George St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Team Administering Free Tetanus Shots to Flood Victims Thursday
A team from the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will be at Point Lick Gospel Tabernacle, 187 Point Lick Dr., Charleston, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, August 18, offering free Tetanus vaccinations to people working in the flood zone in Eastern Kanawha County.
Plans are underway to administer vaccinations in the Kelleys Creek/Hughes Creek area on Friday. Location to be determined.
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Team Administering Free Tetanus Shots to Flood Victims
A team from the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will be at Point Lick Gospel Tabernacle, 187 Point Lick Dr., Charleston, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, August 17, offering free Tetanus vaccinations to people working in the flash flood zone in Eastern Kanawha county. We have a limited supply of vaccines and will administer shots on a first-come, first-served basis. Another shipment of the vaccine is expected to arrive later this week.
HEALTH ADVISORY #203 Variant Influenza Detected In WV
The 2022 fair season in West Virginia is underway. Past agricultural fairs across the United States have been linked to human infections caused by variant influenza A viruses that are commonly found in swine.
HEALTH ADVISORY #202 WV Monkeypox Outbreak Update
Since late May 2022 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been tracking cases of monkeypox that have been reported in the U.S. and other countries without a history of monkeypox activity.