What to Know About MPV
Know how to prevent MPV and how to recognize the symptoms.
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Healthy People Vision
As your health department, we work to prevent disease and promote health in Winnebago County. We offer a variety of services to help residents reach their best health possible and engage the community to improve the overall health of Winnebago County.
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Calling All Dads: A Keeping Moms and Babies Alive Podcast
Archived – Information may be out-of-date and is no longer being updated or maintained. The Winnebago County Health Department is part of the Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Team which hosts monthly Podcasts on the 4th Thursday of every month (2nd Thursday in November and December) to bring families, providers, and community partners together. The
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Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster for 5 Years and Older
An updated Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster is now available. The updated booster provides broader protection against newer BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants. The CDC recommends that everyone ages 5 years and older get an updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster. To get the bivalent booster, it must be at least 2 months since your last booster
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Get Your Vaccines By Halloween
Archived – Information may be out-of-date and is no longer being updated or maintained. October is the time to get your flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine too. Don’t let these viruses get you. Say boo to the flu and COVID-19, too! Things to Do: Click here to find a vaccine provider near you.
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Calling All Dads: A Keeping Moms and Babies Alive Podcast
The Winnebago County Health Department is part of the Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Team which hosts monthly Podcasts on the 4th Thursday of every month (2nd Thursday in November and December) to bring families, providers, and community partners together. The next Keeping Moms and Babies Alive Podcast is on Thursday, October 27 at 12:30
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WCHD Vaccinating Those Most At Risk For MPV
As part of the nationwide and statewide strategies to prevent the transmission of monkeypox virus (MPV) in the region, the Winnebago County Health Department has received a limited supply of MPV vaccine and will be administering the vaccine to those in the community most…
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Treatment For COVID-19 Now Available At WCHD
The Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD) is now providing PAXLOVID™ treatment for those who test positive for COVID-19. PAXLOVID™ is an antiviral therapy that consists of two medicines that when taken together reduces the amount of COVID-19 virus in the body…
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Winnebago County Health Department’s WIC Program Is Gold Award Winner
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food, and Nutrition Services recently awarded the Winnebago County Health Department’s Woman, Infants, and Children’s Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) a Gold Award for its breastfeeding program. WCHD staff…
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First Case of MPV In Winnebago County
The Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD) is announcing the first case of MPV (monkeypox) in a resident of Winnebago County. The case is consistent with other MPV cases seen in the State of Illinois to date. The individual is isolated at home recovering, and remains…
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