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Heat related deaths are preventable. Stay safe and protect your family and our entire community during times of extreme heat this summer.
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Adopts New Testing Guidelines Due to Federal and State Budget Cuts; New Guidelines for COVID-19 PCR Testing Start July 1
With the exhaustion of Federal funding for COVID-19 testing, officials at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department announced today that it will make changes to its testing practices by the end of the month.
Kanawha Charleston Health Department to begin COVID-19 Vaccinations for Young Children June 27, 2022
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to children under five years of age on Monday, health department officials announced today.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Places Initial Order of COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department announced that they have placed their first order of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines formulated for children under five. “We are in the process of training additional staff to give the shots so that we are ready to begin serving the public as soon as the vaccines arrive,” said Dr. Steven Eshenaur, Health Officer and Executive Director at KCHD.
HEALTH ADVISORY # 199 – CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 6 Months through 5 Years
On June 18, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation that children ages 6 months through 5 years should receive COVID-19 vaccination.
HEALTH ADVISORY #198 Amendments to the WV Reportable Disease Rule
The purpose of this advisory is to communicate important changes related to the reporting of communicable diseases in West Virginia. The following summarizes amendments to the West Virginia Legislative Rule, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (64CSR-7)
HEALTH ADVISORY #197 Updated Rabies Preexposure Prophylaxis Recommendations
Human rabies is a preventable viral infection often transmitted following a rabid animal bite. The infection is almost always fatal once symptoms develop, so prevention is critical. There are measures to prevent rabies infection in humans including vaccination of targeted animals, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), avoid aggravation of high-risk mammals, and administration of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following potential rabies exposure.
HEALTH ADVISORY #196 CDC Recommends COVID-19 Booster for Children 5 to 11 Years and Strengthens Recommendations
On May 19, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old should receive a COVID-19 booster five months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine series.