Cooper Co. Public Health Center

Cooper County Public Health Center 17040 Klinton Dr Boonville, MO 65233 Telephone: (660) 882-2626 Fax (660) 882-2586 02/04/21 9:00 A.M. Cooper County Covid-19 Statistics... This report is comprehensive from 3/1/2020 to 2/03/21 Total number of cases year to date: 1967 Correction inmates: 152 Cooper County Residents: 1815 Active Cases: 30 Year to Date Total recovered: 1763 Year to Date Deaths: 22 Current Hospitalizations: 2 Congregate living: Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Centers: 123

2/04/21 9:00 AM Cooper County COVID-19 Cases by School Geographical Boundaries Case count includes all individuals living within the geographical boundaries of a school district. These cases may or may not be school age children or employees. TWO WEEK REPORT... Blackwater School District 7 cases Boonville School District 178 cases Bunceton School District 11 cases Pilot Grove School District 77 cases Prairie Home School District 7 cases Otterville School District 18 cases Out of County School District 11 cases This data is from January 21 to February 3, 2021. See more

We have started a sign-up list for the COVID-19 Vaccine at our office. We still do not know when we will receive the doses. If you are wanting to get on a list, we are asking that you go to our website at: https://coopercountypublichealth.com/ . Go to the contact page and contact us there. You must be sixteen years or older to receive this vaccine. We will need the following information provided in your email: Name: Phone Number: Email:... DOB: Are you in the health care field: Yes or No? Are you currently employed: Yes or No? Please list employment type: Are you retired: Yes or No? Major medical condition: Yes or No If you do not have access to a computer call 660-882-2626 and provide the above information. See more

Friendly reminder: Tonight is the monthly board meeting. It will be available through zoom only due to covid pandemic. February 2, 2021 Tuesday- 5:30pm Notice posted January 25, 2021 -10:05am ... Notice: These Board meetings will be ZOOM only due to Covid precautions. 5:30pm Closed Meeting Agenda for this meeting will also include a vote to close the meeting Pursuant to section 610.021 for vote to close meeting. Allowable closed meeting topics are: 1. Legal action involving the board. Section 1 2. Hiring, firing, disciplining or promotion of employees. Section 13 3. Client issues of a private nature- HIPPA Section 14 4. Review and approve closed meeting minutes 5. Security System Office. Section 19 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84803487119 Topic: Public Board Meeting Time: Feb 2, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84803487119 Meeting ID: 848 0348 7119 One tap mobile +13126266799,,84803487119# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 848 0348 7119 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/klZ5kjxg3 6:00 Call to Order Regular Board Meeting- Open to public 1. Recognition of guests and visitors 2. Approve January minutes 3. Approve January financial reports 4. Approve legal expenses 6:30pm Old Business 1. Monthly meeting dates March 2nd, and April 13th, 2021- Election is on April 6th 2. Program updates (Environmental Public Health Inspections (EPHS), Women Infants and Children (WIC), Immunizations, Participation Agreement for State Investment in Local Public Health Services; including Children’s Health Insurance Program (Core), Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), Maternal Child Health Services (MCH), Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) 3. Covid update-Care Act funds, testing, 4. Equipment and repair-security system 6:45pm Public Comments 7:00pm New Business 1. TBD

CDC continues to recommend that people get their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine as close to the recommended interval as possible (3 weeks for Pfizer-BioNTech, and one month for Moderna). CDC’s updated guidance was revised to allow for second dose administration up to 6 weeks (42 days) after the first if it is not feasible to adhere to the recommended interval. CDC is not advocating for people to delay getting their second dose, but the data from clinical trials support this range.

Cooper County Public Health Center 17040 Klinton Drive Boonville, MO 65233 Telephone: (660) 882-2626 ~ Fax: (660) 882-2586S December 07, 2020 Covid-19 Exposure Alert ... The family of Albert Imhoff in cooperation with the Cooper County Public Health Center would like announce that attendees of his memorial service may have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus. The service was held in Boonville on December 2, 2020. Attendees are encouraged to call into the health center at 660-882-2626 or log into the office website below. Go to https://coopercountypublichealth.com/ then click on contact. Your message will be confidential. Please submit your name, email, and under comments; your home address, phone number and add your information of which event you attended. If you do not have access to the internet, please call 660-882-2626. If you are experiencing even one symptom of the following, please seek medical care: if you are not feeling well, have sore throat, cough, headache, sinus pressure, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, loss of smell taste, fever, chills, fatigue, diarrhea and backache please contact your physician for an order to seek out PCR nasal testing in Columbia at either MU, Boone Hospital or Urgent Care clinics. The PCR nasal swab test is better suited in this situation. The Cooper County Public Health Center has no available testing appointments through this week for PCR testing; we have maxed out the numbers of tests per day that we can perform. CDC recommends all individuals get tested if they have been exposed to a known positive case. Thank you very much, Melanie Hutton RN, MSN Administrator

December 4, 2020 Covid-19 Quarantine and Testing adjustments In response to the recent Centers for Disease Control changes the Cooper County Public Health will support the following changes: ... A fourteen-day quarantine for individuals exposed to covid-19 may be reduced to seven days under the following conditions: The exposed individual must be symptom free and receive a negative nasal pharyngeal PCR or rapid NASAL test on day seven or later. The test results must be submitted to the local school district, employer, or to our office before a letter of quarantine release may be issued from our office. Testing on day 5 will not be accepted by the Cooper County Public Health Center due to increased risk of developing COVID-19 between 5-7 days from exposure. The Cooper County Public Health Center provides PCR testing free of charge by appointment for Cooper County residents only. Priority patients for testing will be for symptomatic patients. Individuals wanting to test out of quarantine on day seven should call after 10:00AM each day for an appointment if there are open testing slots available. Starting January 1, 2021 Individuals whose employers require weekly and bi-weekly surveillance testing will no longer be provided by the CCPHC. Those employers and employees need to find a private testing facility to meet their employment needs. Thank you very much. Melanie Hutton RN, MSN Administrator

December 4, 2020 Covid-19 Quarantine and Testing Adjustments In response to the recent Centers for Disease Control changes the Cooper County Public Health will support the following changes: ... A fourteen-day quarantine for individuals exposed to covid-19 may be reduced to seven days under the following conditions: The exposed individual must be symptom free and receive a negative nasal pharyngeal PCR or rapid NASAL test on day seven or later. The test results must be submitted to the local school district, employer, or to our office before a letter of quarantine release may be issued from our office. Testing on day 5 will not be accepted by the Cooper County Public Health Center due to increased risk of developing COVID-19 between 5-7 days from exposure. The Cooper County Public Health Center provides PCR testing free of charge by appointment for Cooper County residents only. Priority patients for testing will be for symptomatic patients. Individuals wanting to test out of quarantine on day seven should call after 10:00AM each day for an appointment if there are open testing slots available. Starting January 1, 2021 Individuals whose employers require weekly and bi-weekly surveillance testing will no longer be provided by the CCPHC. Those employers and employees need to find a private testing facility to meet their employment needs. Thank you very much. Melanie Hutton RN, MSN Administrator

Staffing for services such as influenza, school immunizations and covid testing are flexed up and down depending upon demand and need. So not all services are available at any given time. We realize that is difficult for the public to understand. However, please be patient we are juggling staffing, training, access to supplies, and vaccine. In an ideal world, we would have funds for adequate staffing, supplies and accessible to the public 24/7. Realistically, our funds are li...mited, staffing and nurses remain limited. Testing supplies, PPE and vaccine remain limited. We no longer have a hospital and our physician services are also decreased. Our office is expected to change services with every news report. We are working extremely hard to serve our citizens with resources we have available and with the best recommended medical practices. Thank you! Melanie Hutton RN,MSN Administrator

This testing is open to anyone regardless of address.

Urgent Alert- Influenza cases have now been reported within Cooper County and central Missouri. Even more reason to WEAR A MASK, keep your distance and wash hand frequently. If you have not received your annual flu shot yet it is not to late to do so! Please call the Cooper County Public Health Center for an appointment at 660-882-2626.