between COVID-19 and smoking. Scientists are still learning about the disease, but we know that: • Being a current smoker increases your risk for severe illness from COVID-19. • Teens and young adults who vape face a higher risk of COVID-19 than their peers who do not vape. • Smoking weakens the immune system, which makes it harder for your body to fight disease. • If you continue to smoke, you have a greater risk for respiratory infections like pneumonia, colds, or flu. • COVID-19 impacts many of the same organs of the body as smoking or vaping. For those with heart or lung disease caused by smoking, you are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19. But there is good news: Soon after you stop smoking, your body begins to heal. Within the first few weeks and months, your lungs start to work better, and your risk for a heart attack goes down. The longer you go without smoking, the more time your body has to recover. No matter how old you are or how long you’ve been smoking, quitting smoking improves your health and can add years to your life. Free resources to help you quit smoking or vaping are available to everyone in Oregon. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit quitnow.net/Oregon for information in English. For Spanish speakers, call 1-800-DEJALO-YA or visit quitnow. net/mve/quitnow and select Español. Get vaccinated: It’s not too late to get a flu shot. Since COVID-19 and flu could spread at the same time this winter, it’s important to get a flu vaccine to protect against flu illness and serious flu complications, such as lasting conditions getting worse or pneumonia. Find a flu vaccinator near you at vaccinefinder.org. And when it’s your turn, resolve to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccines are 95% effective and have gone through rigorous testing. The FDA and a safety board reviewed every study, every phase, and every trial. Getting the vaccine will keep you and your family safe. As the rollout continues in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority and Jackson County will keep you up to date. Jackson County Public Health is following the OHA’s Vaccine Distribution and Sequencing Plan for COVID-19. Oregon is currently in the Phase 1A, Group 1 of the Vaccine Distribution and Sequencing Plan for COVID-19. • Phase 1A, Group 1 includes hospitals, urgent care, skilled nursing and memory care facility HCP and residents; tribal health programs; EMS providers, and other first responders.
For more information on the OHA’s Vaccination Plan, please access the OHA’s Vaccine Prioritization website. Support your mental health: It’s OK if you’re not OK. If you, or someone you care about, are feeling overwhelmed with emotions like sadness, depression, or anxiety, or if you feel like you want to harm yourself or others, call: • Call 911 • Jackson County Mental Health Crisis line (541)774-8201 • Suicide Lifeline (800) 273-8255 • Stay + Strong Help Line: (800)-923-4357 (800-923-HELP) • Senior Loneliness Line (503) 200-1633 • Military Helpline (888) 457-4838 • YouthLine (877) 968-8491 or Text HELLO to 741741 • Visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline or call 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224 • Visit the Disaster Distress Helpline or call 1-800-985- 5990 and TTY 1-800-846-8517 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 For more information: • The public can call 211-information with general questions • OHA Emerging Respiratory Disease page: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus • CDC COVID-19 page: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/index.html • OHA COVID-19 Vaccine: https://govstatus.egov.com/ or-oha-covid-vaccine • CDC COVID-19 Vaccine: https://www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html • Jackson County HHS Vaccine: https://jacksoncountyor. org/hhs/COVID-19/COVID-19-News/covid-19-vaccine • CDC Travel within the U.S.: https://www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-in-the-us. html • Jackson County Health and Human Services: http:// jacksoncountyor.org/hhs/COVID-19 • Oregon COVID-19 Testing Location Finder: https:// govstatus.egov.com/or-oha-covid-19-testing
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