Winston Salem Times

From: January 4, 2023 post.

The CDC has raised its COVID-19 Community Level for Forsyth County to High. Levels are updated on a weekly basis, every Thursday evening. They're based on hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area.  To see the most up-to-date CDC guidance, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/.../your-health/covid-by-county.html 

Current CDC guidance includes: 

- wearing a well-fitting mask indoors in public, regardless of vaccination status 

- Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters 

- Maintain improved ventilation throughout indoor spaces when possible 

- Follow CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine, including getting tested if you are exposed to COVID-19 or have symptoms of COVID-19 

- If you are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease- * Consider avoiding non-essential indoor activities in public where you could be exposed * Talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to take other precautions such as testing * Have a plan for rapid testing if needed such as home tests or access to testing) * Talk to your healthcare provider about whether you are a candidate for treatments like oral antivirals, PrEP, and monoclonal antibodies 

- If you have household or social contact with someone at high risk for severe disease: * consider self-testing to detect infection before contact * consider wearing a mask when indoors with them 

Free at-home COVID-19 test kits are available at the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, 799 N. Highland Ave., and all county libraries.  

Walk-ups are accepted for vaccinations at the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, 799 N. Highland Avenue.

Original source can be found here.