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Oakland County Unveils Education Campaign for Covid-19: Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
MEDIA ADVISORY – Oakland County Unveils Aggressive New Public Education Campaign To Promote COVID-19 Health And Safety And Vaccine Preparation
Oakland County unveils aggressive new public education campaign to promote COVID-19 health and safety and vaccine preparation
Who
Michael Spisz, Oakland County commissioner (R-Oxford Township) who recently recovered from COVID-19 Leigh-Anne Stafford, Oakland County health officer Kelly Miller, clinical nurse specialist at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland hospital in Pontiac Lomas Brown, Detroit Lions commentator and retired NFL player
What
News conference to announce “The Only Way To Beat It Is To Face It,” a public education campaign aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 in Oakland County during the coming weeks while vaccinations are administered. The wide-ranging, multimedia campaign will encourage county residents to continue taking measures to limit transmission of coronavirus while still safely participating in the community. It is meant to combat “pandemic fatigue” and reinforce safety guidelines that will keep people healthy until the pandemic ends.
During the news conference, Oakland County Executive David Coulter will announce details of the campaign, which will include public service announcements and social media outreach by influencers; Oakland County Commissioner Michael Spisz, who recently recovered from COVID-19, will stress that the focus is on enlisting various employers, governmental leaders, the faith community and other groups to spread a message of hope and encourage behavior that will help limit the virus’s spread and boost the local economy; Oakland County Health Officer Leigh-Anne Stafford will provide an update on the presence of COVID-19 in the county and offer tips and reminders on safety measures such as wearing masks in public, frequently washing hands, maintaining social distancing and limiting social gatherings. In addition, Kelly Miller, a clinical nurse specialist at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland hospital in Pontiac, will tell her story about working as a front-line hero during the pandemic.and Lions commentator and former NFL player Lomas Brown will talk about why he supports the campaign.
When
MDHHS extends epidemic order 12 days
MDHHS Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine
MDHHS Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Period Based on New CDC Findings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2020
Contact: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112
LANSING, MICH. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has updated guidance on COVID-19 quarantine periods based on scientific findings released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The CDC presented findings describing options to reduce the required number of quarantine days for individuals with known exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 case. The existing 14-day recommendation was based on earlier data that estimated the COVID-19 incubation period. At the national level, estimates of the COVID-19 incubation period have been refined based on a review of case data for hundreds of thousands of cases.
Data from that assessment indicates that 99% of all infections will develop within 10 days of exposure. While a 14-day quarantine period is still standard, under certain conditions the CDC has presented an option for reducing the quarantine period for exposed individuals to 10 days after exposure.
Based on the evaluation of the CDC information, MDHHS is updating guidance to allow modifications to the quarantine period for Michigan residents in specific situations. While the standard 14-day quarantine period remains, it can be reduced to 10 days if the following two conditions exist:
- The individual does not develop any symptoms or clinical evidence of COVID-19 infection during daily symptom monitoring for the 10 days after the last exposure.
- Daily symptom monitoring continues through day 14 after the last exposure.
“We are basing this recommendation on scientific data from CDC and offering the opportunity to reduce the quarantine period to 10 days in certain circumstances,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health. “Public health officials can still require the 14-day period as this option most greatly mitigates the possibility of transmission. We strongly urge the continued use of masks, social distancing and hand washing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.”
With consideration for existing and potential limitations on the availability of testing resources and concerns of increased turnaround time for lab results, MDHHS is currently reviewing options for further reduction of quarantine periods based on diagnostic testing results. MDHHS guidance may be updated at a later date based on that review.
Information around this outbreak is changing rapidly. The latest information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
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