Advisory
From the US Surgeon GeneralAvoid Pitfalls of Misinformation
Image: Confronting Health Misinformation 2021 US Surgeon General – cover page
To ensure your information source is fact-based and to prevent pitfalls of misinformation, always pause to check if the sources is verifiable such as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cdc.gov/COVID-19, and official Health Department websites for your state or local government. An advisory from the Office of the US Surgeon General lays out steps for winning the war against misinformation in new publication Confronting Health Misinformation July 2021.
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Updates
From Virginia Department of Health
In the fast changing public health emergency of COVID-19, the Virginia Department of Health frequently updates guidance for worried consumers. Visit vdh.virginia.gov/covid-19-vaccine/ and follow important updates on vaccinations priorities.
Recent updates to the mobile app COVIDWISE by Virginia Health Department, is available on Google Play and App Store. COVIDWISE gives up-to-date insight guidance and how to identify hot spots. Download the COVID-WISE app from VHD