3/30/22 - Faafetai Loli interviews DOH representatives about the ongoing COVID-19 operations, restrictions, and vaccination efforts.
Vaccinations/Importance of Boosting
- About 12 thousand people are due for boosting that have not come in.
- About >50% of positive cases did not receive a booster
- Boosting benefits – 97% less chance of severe illness, hospitalization, even death
- Especially for elderly population
- Comorbidities/NCDs
- High Risk
Testing & Treatments
- Importance of getting tested once feeling symptoms or exposed to positive person
- What about home testing? What to do next if tested positive at home?
- Go to nearest testing site of DOH to reconfirm and get home isolation Directive
- Isolate self for 14 days, family should quarantine if tested negative
- Receive a clearance after the 14 days isolation completed
- Why must one isolate for 14 days if tested positive?
- What happens if I don’t isolate during my 14 days as instructed?
- May pass virus on to those who are at high risk
- When do I receive treatments if I test positive?
- Can talk more about kinds of treatments (pills/IV/monoclonal) or defer to the next show with Dr. Francine.
- What can treatments do to help me with my symptoms?
- Relief of symptoms (kinds of symptoms)
Preparations
- Prepare the home (have a room/bathroom for isolation of positive case in family)
- Acquire Supplies needed (hygiene, food, toiletries, cleaning supplies, etc) also phone, minutes, etc.
March 30 DOH COVID-19
