TIPS
BE SAFE
Please get vaccinated and follow CDC guidelines about exposures.
Your actions will help to stop the spread - protect yourself and others from getting COVID-19 (C19) and feel better and rebound sooner – if you get C19.
For current CDC information view links below:
C19 & Your Health - symptoms, treatments, travel, other tips & FAQs
Calculator - exposures, testing positive, when to quarantine and mask
BE SMART
Keep your immune system strong – via vaccines, nutrition, exercise, hope, love, protecting your lungs, skin and more.
Monitor yourself and others for exposures and symptoms.
Keep updated with CDC recommendations for vaccines, boosters and exposures – see links above.
Check out the lessons below for other things you can do to battle C19 and over 100 other germs and infections – colds, flu, pneumonia, shingles, infections from food, animals, insects, camping and elsewhere.
BE KIND
Thank others for being safe and smart.
If you need to isolate, stay connected with people you care about – calls, emails, letters, meals, facetimes, zooms & other ways.
Be a great role model, leading with actions that show you care about others – helping to protect anyone – family, friends and strangers, any age, school years to elderly – especially those more vulnerable.
E-LESSONS
What can help in the battles to: Prevent and avoid most infections? Recover from them? Help keep viruses and other germs from spreading and getting more dangerous?
These lessons share the most effective strategies and choices that can make a huge difference:
Battling Germs 1. Chain of Infections
Battling Germs 2. Wash Your Hands the Right Ways
Battling Germs 3. Stop Germs from Traveling
Battling Germs 4. High-Risk Situations - Know When to Seek Help
Battling Germs 5. The Power of Your Immune System
Battling Germs 6. Vaccines: Facts, Concerns, Myths and Misconceptions
Battling Germs 7. Animals and Germs
Battling Germs 8. Help Prevent Infections in Healthcare
Battling Germs 9. Additional Facts & Tips
LINKS & COVID-19 SHORT VIDEOS
U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Travel Advisories – U.S. State Department
Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
SHORT VIDEOS
Why Get the COVID Vaccine (2:02)
It's important to protect yourself and others from getting and spreading COVID-19.
Vaccination is our best weapon.
Why I Got the COVID Vaccine (2:07)
Together, we can end the COVID-19 pandemic.
Listen to stories from vaccinated people.
What is coronavirus? (2:35)
It's normal to have questions or to feel anxious about COVID-19.
Watch this video to learn what it is, how it spreads, and what you can do to protect yourself and others.
COVID-19: If you have it (3:00)
Here’s what you can do to care for yourself at home and protect others if you are sick with COVID-19 or think you have the virus that causes COVID-19.