Important Information on COVID-19
Where to Find COVID Vaccine in Southwest Nebraska (in Spanish)
Updated Boosters Now Available for ages 6 months and older (Moderna and Pfizer)
Novavax Now Available for ages 12+
COVID-19 home test kits are available at pharmacies and other locations across the health district.
Starting in late September, the government will reopen its Covidtests.gov website. Each household can order up to four free at-home tests, which will be delivered through the mail
Before you throw out "Expired" Tests: Check FDA's website to see if your COVID-19 tests' expiration dates have been extended.
If you test positive with an at-home COVID test, follow the isolation and quarantine instructions below.
You do not need to notify the health department.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer be reporting its color-coded Covid-19 Community Levels after the public health emergency expires on May 11, 2023. The CDC will continue to keep tabs on Covid-19 largely by tracking hospitalizations in some areas, much like they do with other respiratory infections like the flu. The switch may mean that the nation is losing its capacity for the earliest warning sights of uptick in spread.
However, wastewater testing in communities and for air travelers will continue and is expected to close some of the early warning gaps.
Review of COVID-19 Trends and Data:
UNMC Weekly Update on COVID-19 in Nebraska and the U.S.
LATEST GUIDANCE:
CDC Map of Nebraska COVID-19 Cases by County
What is COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health agencies across the US, including Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD), are working to limit the spread of the new coronavirus that began spreading in Wuhan China. It is officially named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes is named COVID-19.
Updated Symptoms of COVID-19: fever of 100.4 or above, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, chills/shaking, muscle pain, headache, new loss of taste or smell, nausea/vomiting or diarrhea.