Public Service Announcement Date 5.12.2022 Contact: Arissa Hunt National Nurses Week National Nurses Week honors all of the indispensable nurses throughout our country. National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th – the famous nurse Florence Nightingale’s birthday. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation for National […]
Kendall County Health News
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PSA: Kendall County Coronavirus Update 05.12.2022
May 12, 2022Category: 2022, Coronavirus COVID-19
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PSA: Kendall County Coronavirus Update 05.05.2022
May 5, 2022Public Service Announcement Date 5.5.2022 Contact: Arissa Hunt Vector-Borne Disease Awareness As summer approaches and more people are inclined to engage in outdoor activities, tick and mosquito vectors are also becoming more active, increasing the risk of disease transmission to humans. The most commonly reported human vector-borne diseases in Illinois include West Nile Virus and […]
Category: 2022, Coronavirus COVID-19
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PSA: Kendall County Coronavirus Update 04.28.2022
April 28, 2022Public Service Announcement Date 4.28.2022 Contact: Arissa Hunt Community Health Improvement Plan Kendall County Health Department is excited to present the 2021-2026 Community Health Improvement Plan. This plan is intended to positively impact the health and well-being of our community as well as to learn about ways to develop greater efficacy in our implementation endeavors […]
Category: 2022, Coronavirus COVID-19
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PSA: Kendall County Coronavirus Update 04.21.2022
April 21, 2022Public Service Announcement Date 4.21.2022 Contact: Arissa Hunt Kendall County Coronavirus Update Earth Day Earth Day is Friday, April 22nd and serves as a reminder that investing in our planet is an investment in health. Earth Day is an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the environment around us and to think about ways that […]
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PSA: Kendall County Coronavirus Update 04.14.2022
April 14, 2022Public Service Announcement Date 4.21.2022 Contact: Arissa Hunt Kendall County Coronavirus Update Reporting Changes for COVID-19 Data Recently, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has modified guidelines for COVID-19 data for determining COVID-19 Community Levels. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has adopted these new federal guidelines for tracking COVID-19 at the community level. […]
Category: 2022, Coronavirus COVID-19
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PSA: Kendall County Coronavirus Update 04.07.2022
April 7, 2022Public Service Announcement Date 4.7.2022 Contact: Arissa Hunt Kendall County Coronavirus Update COVID.gov The United States Department of Health and Human Services has recently launched a new consolidated COVID-19 resource website. This website holds information on vaccination, symptoms, testing, treatment of COVID-19 as well as guidance on masking and travel. The new website provides links […]
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PSA: Kendall County Coronavirus Update 03.31.2022
March 31, 2022Public Service Announcement Date 3.31.2022 Contact: Arissa Hunt Kendall County Coronavirus Update Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Approved On March 30, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) authorized a second booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines: for everyone […]
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IDPH College Vaccinations
April 16, 202104.16.21 College Days vaccinations 2
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Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) Update
April 13, 2021Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) Update 4/13/2021 The Kendall County Health Department is pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and as required by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). This was done out of an abundance […]
Category: 2021, Coronavirus COVID-19, Health Department Public Service Announcements
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Coronavirus Disease Update for Kendall County
April 8, 2021Kendall County Coronavirus Update Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Administered* for Kendall County Total Administered Vaccine Doses: 65,325 Population Fully Vaccinated: 23,970 Percent Population Fully Vaccinated: 18.74% Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Case Counts* in Kendall County Total Cases in Residents: 12,426 New Cases**: 182 Total Cases of Residents In-Recovery: 7,871 Total Deaths: 90 *Case Counts […]
Category: 2021, Coronavirus COVID-19, Health Department Public Service Announcements