The latest information from the County Public Health Department indicates the seven-day test positivity rate has dropped in the past week, now down to 3.56% from 10.04% registered the week before. The goal remains at under 5%. There have been 13 cases of Covid-19 in the past 13 days and 31 cases in the past 14 days in Prowers County.
There are 3 vaccines currently being administered to fight COVID-19. 2 are mRNA and one is an inactive adenovirus type. Both types of vaccine technology are not new.
Both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines are mRNA vaccines. COVID is new, but RNA vaccines aren’t. Scientists have been working on mRNA vaccines since the 1990s for diseases like influenza, HIV, Zika, and cancer. The first coronavirus mRNA vaccines were developed 20 years ago against SARS and MERS. mRNA vaccines are easy to manufacture, and they’re easy to update for variants.
The Colorado Academy of PAs offered its first PA leader of the year award this year. CAPA board members elected to add this inaugural award to honor PAs in our state that have proven to be collaborative leaders. It was my pleasure to nominate my colleague, and friend, Meagan Hillman, MBA, PA-C for this award. The PA Leader Award nominating critic included:
Evidence of mutual respect and trust
Teamwork in providing care to patients
Team, community or professional leadership
Evidence of team community services
And is “awarded to a PA that works collaboratively with the healthcare team and promotes PA practice.”
The Covid weekly update from the Prowers County Department of Health and Environment indicates COVID-19 cases have recently climbed in the county.
The 7-day average Test Positivity rate is 4.10%, up from 3.49% last week (goal is
NEWS
The Dial 3.0 Public Health Order (PHO) expired last week. The new PHO limits indoor events to max capacity 500. If more than 500 people indoors, PCPHE and CDPHE are to be consulted. 100 or more attendees indoors must social distance and wear face coverings. Outdoor gatherings have no capacity restrictions. You can review orders here: https://covid19.colorado.gov/public-health-executive-orders.
MASKS: The updated Executive Order (effective 4/3/2021 for 30 days) will continue to require mask-wearing for all counties in schools (including for extracurricular activities), child care centers, indoor children’s camps, public-facing state government facilities, Emergency medical and other healthcare settings (including hospitals, ambulance service centers, urgent care centers, non- ambulatory surgical structures, clinics, doctors’ offices, and non-urgent care medical structures), personal services (i.e. hair salons, nail salons, esthetician services, body art professionals, etc.)