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GOVERNMENT COVID-19 UPDATE we’re all in this together! TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS WEARING A MASK UNTIL VACCINATIONS INCREASE AND CASES GO DOWN HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DELTA VARIANT SPREADING QUICKLY AMONG UNVACCINATED With the highly spreadable Delta variant surging across the Metro Denver area and vaccination coverage increasing slowly, Tri-County Health Department endorses the new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about wearing facemasks. Specifically, TCHD recommends that all persons wear masks in school settings regardless of vaccination status and, as long as we have rising rates of community transmission, that everyone including fully vaccinated persons wear a mask in public indoor settings. CDC’s change in guidance is based on surges in infection due to the Delta variant in many parts of the US, evolving understanding of vaccinated person’s ability to transmit Delta infection, and slowing rates of vaccination. CDC’s recommendation for universal mask wearing in school settings is consistent with recent recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is based on the goal of keeping schools as safe as possible while maximizing inperson learning. Wearing masks in indoor settings is an evidence-based, safe and effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and mask wearing in schools is particularly important because there are so many interactions in schools between vaccinated and unvaccinated people, and because children under 12 are not yet eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. TCHD has been working with our school districts to achieve optimal in person learning and prevent transmission of COVID-19 and will continue to do so to help them understand how best to apply this new guidance. Like much of the guidance released by the CDC, CDPHE, and TCHD, for the 2021-22 school year, at this point, universal masking should be understood not as a requirement but as a strong science-based recommendation. Currently, similar to the rest of the Metro area, all three TCHD counties are in the CDC’s “Substantial” zone of transmission with 7 day incidence rates/100,000 persons >50, so the new CDC guidance recommending that all persons, vaccinated or not, wear masks in indoor settings applies here. The Delta variant spreads about twice as easily from one person to another as previous strains of the virus. As of Thursday, July 29, for Adams County, the 7-day incidence rate per 100,000 for COVID-19 cases was 76 per 100,000. This represents an increase of 172% since June 26. Arapahoe has an incidence rate of 70 per 100,000, PG. 14 GV NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2021
GOVERNMENT an increase of 142% and Douglas County has an incidence rate of 71 per 100,000 which is an increase of 163%, respectively, over the same period. Wearing masks during times of rising community transmission provides added protection to the individual wearing the mask since, even though highly effective, vaccines are not 100% protective. In addition, masks can reduce transmission to others, particularly those who have not been vaccinated for COVID-19 such as children under 12, or persons who don’t have a fully protective response to vaccination. All three COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from the Delta variant. Although rare, some vaccinated people can get Delta in a breakthrough infection and may be contagious; however, vaccinated individuals represent a very small amount of transmission occurring around the country. TCHD continues to urge unvaccinated individuals to take the opportunity to get vaccinated as soon as possible. GV AUGUST 2021 | GV NEWSLETTER PG. 15
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