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Here we can learn to be healthy towards COVID-19 and improve our well-being.
12-15 YEAR OLDS FULLY VACCINATED
LET’S GET OUR NUMBERS UP!
16-17 YEAR OLDS FULLY VACCIANTED
*Based on data from the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
For more information on COVID-19 visit: Home | COVID-19 | Alameda County Public Health Department (acgov.org)
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UFSA Speaks!
Check out UFSA Speaks! The youth in Safe Passages’ afterschool program at United For Success Academy (UFSA) in Oakland have created a podcast about COVID. UFSA Speaks is a space to hear from school staff and students about COVID-19 impacts, vaccines, and mask...
Why Should We Get the COVID Vaccine?
Check out this video that was submitted to us by a youth! It’s educating us on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccine Myths vs Facts.
Check out this one-minute video about Facts and Myths about the COVID vaccine. Click the video below Created by: Iteoluwa "Tutu" Aladesanmi
Frequently Asked Questions about COVID – 19
Why should I get vaccinated if I might get COVID-19 anyways? COVID-19 vaccination significantly lowers your risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death if infected. Compared to vaccinated people, unvaccinated people are more likely to get COVID-19, more likely...
“Why I Chose To Mask” Video
Why I Choose To Mask on Vimeo The Roots Community Health Center Youth Advisory Council created a youth-led Covid-19 public health awareness video: Why I Choose To Mask. The youth council designed all of the video elements including the concept, filming location, and...
Why Did the Mask Mandate Come Back in Alameda County?
Are you wondering why the mask mandate came back? A big reason why Alameda County residents must wear masks indoors is because as COVID-19 cases have been on the rise, so have the number of hospitalizations. Wearing our masks in public spaces allows for indivduals to...
Why Get a COVID Vaccine
A lot of people are timid about getting the vaccine, but the vaccine helps our bodies develop immunity to the virus that causes COVID-19 without us having to get the illness. "COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are effective at protecting people from...
Continue to Mask Up!
Wearing masks helps prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19. It can help keep the people around your community safe. Masks absorb droplets when we sneeze or cough. Learn More on Masking: N95 Respirators, Surgical Masks, Face Masks, and Barrier Face...