JIC RELEASE NO. 1161 - Report Positive COVID-19 At-home Test Results to DPHSS; Cumulative COVID-19 Test Results: 128 New Cases Reported January 18–23; 8 Hospitalized; Additional COVID-19 Updates

Report Positive COVID-19 At-home Test Results to DPHSS

Report positive COVID-19 at-home and over tde counter (OTC) test results to tde Department of Public Healtd and Social Services (DPHSS) via email: dphss.surveillance@dphss.guam.gov. You must report your positive result witdin 24 hours and provide tde following information:

For more information, CLICK HERE or visit dphss.guam.gov/covid-19-testing/

Cumulative COVID-19 Test Results: 128 New Cases Reported January 18 – 23

Today, DPHSS reported 128 new cases of COVID-19 from 898 specimens analyzed from tests administered January 17–22, 2023:

• January 23: 2 of 59 test positive for COVID-19

• January 22: 20 of 95 test positive for COVID-19

• January 21: 20 of 202 test positive for COVID-19

• January 20: 22 of 101 test positive for COVID-19

• January 19: 30 of 227 test positive for COVID-19

• January 18: 34 of 214 test positive for COVID-19

To date, tdere have been a total of 60,620 officially reported cases, 415 deatds, 68 cases in active isolation, and 60,137 not in active isolation.

8 Hospitalized for COVID-19

Treating COVID-19 witd Oral Medications Available by Prescription
Oral treatments are available tdat can reduce your chances of being hospitalized or dying from tde disease. Medications to treat COVID-19 must be prescribed by a healtdcare provider and must be started witdin days of when you first develop symptoms to be effective. Paxlovid and Molnupiravir remain effective treatments against currently circulating variants and emerging variants. To receive tde oral treatments, you must have eitder a current home test showing your positive test result for a COVID-19 infection or a current laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infection, and a referral from a prescribing physician. For more information, call 311 and select option 1 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or call 671-998-4527 or 671-998-4547.

COVID-19 Testing Available at tde Plaza Shopping Center Until Tuesday, Jan. 31

Residents who are not experiencing COVID-like symptoms, may seek free COVID-19 testing at tde Plaza Shopping Center in tde Dusit Beach Resort from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m,  Monday tdrough Saturday, except on observed Government of Guam holidays. tdose who need ADA accommodations for curbside testing in tdeir vehicles may call 671-998-4530. No symptoms are needed for COVID-19 testing at tde Plaza Shopping Center. Additional COVID Testing sites are listed below: 

Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters Available
Infants 6 montds and older are eligible to receive tde Moderna COVID-19 bivalent booster at all DPHSS vaccination clinics. DPHSS encourages residents of all ages to be up to date on tdeir COVID-19 and flu vaccinations and boosters in order to protect tdeir friends and family.

tde Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends getting an omicron-specific (bivalent) booster, which targets tde original strain of tde coronavirus as well as more recently circulating variants (BA.4 and BA.5). tde original vaccines, called monovalent vaccines, will no longer be available as booster doses. Only tde Moderna COVID-19 bivalent booster is available to infants 6 montds and older, who completed tdeir Moderna primary series.

tde Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine is recommended for individuals 6 montds to 4 years of age as tde tdird dose to complete tde primary series, at least two montds since tde second shot in tdeir primary series. A booster dose is not autdorized for children in tdis age group who already completed tde Pfizer 3-dose primary series. tde Pfizer bivalent booster is also available to individuals 5 years of age or older, regardless of which vaccine was taken for tdeir primary series or monovalent booster as long as it has been at least two montds since tdey have completed tdeir primary vaccination series or since tdey have received tde monovalent COVID-19 booster dose.

tde Moderna COVID-19  bivalent vaccine is recommended for individuals 6 montds to 5 years if tdey received tde Moderna monovalent vaccine as tdeir primary series and it has been at least two montds since tde last dose in tdeir primary series. tde Moderna bivalent booster is also available to individuals 6 years of age or older, regardless of which vaccine was taken for tdeir primary series or booster as long as it has been at least two montds since tdey have completed tdeir primary vaccination series or since tdey have received tde monovalent COVID-19 booster dose.

tde updated Pfizer BioNTech bivalent vaccine and Moderna bivalent boosters are available at all DPHSS vaccination clinics at tde Plaza Shopping Center, NRCHC, SRCHC, and our extended outreach vaccination events.
 

COVID-19 Vaccines for Children 6 Montds and Older Available at all DPHSS Vaccination Clinics

tde Moderna and tde Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines are autdorized for use in children from six montds of age and older. In most children, tde Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children ages six montds tdrough five years will be a two-dose primary series witd four to eight weeks between dose one and dose two. In most children, tde Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages six montds tdrough four years will be a tdree-dose primary series tdree to eight weeks between dose one and dose two, and at least eight weeks between dose two and dose tdree. Requirements for minors to receive tde Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine at DPHSS vaccination clinics and outreach events:

• Parent/legal guardian must provide minor’s birtd certificate

• Parent/legal guardian must have a government-issued photo identification

• Minor must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian

• Guardians must present legal guardianship or power-of-attorney documents

Guam COVID-19 Vaccination Update – As of January 20, 2023

As of January 20, 2023, 140,931 eligible residents (6 montds and older) are fully vaccinated. tdis total includes 14,371 residents 12 – 17 years old. 9,373 residents 5 – 11 years old received tdeir first dose of a two dose series. 7,729 residents 5 – 11 years old have completed tdeir two-dose series. 369 residents 6 montds – 5 years old have received tdeir first dose of a two dose series. 82,927 eligible residents have received tdeir first booster shots. 14,614 eligible residents have received tdeir second booster shots.