VacQueens

It's been a hot minute...but of course we're still here and we are still listening. As Vaccine Queens, we've always prided ourselves on personal choice. If people needed help, we offered it.

Many Ohioans now need help to protect reproductive freedom. Stacey Bene and I will be working together tomorrow, 4/1 from 12-4 p.m., in Bainbridge - Heritage Park, 17870 Chillicothe Road. We are collecting signatures for the Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety. We need 800,000+ Ohioans to sign over the next few months. And we are going to meet that goal. Thank you everyone.

If you can't get out to Bainbridge, check out these other events near you. https://redwine.blue/ohio/events/signature-events/

(picture of Stacey and me in Arizona last month)

As vaccine rollout begins for our youngest population, not all of the pharmacies are scheduling yet. Hopefully soon! Via a tip from a friend, we did see that Walgreens.com has openings for 3-years-old and up right now. If you are looking to book in the next few days, that would be one place to consider.

So obviously we are not doctors or public health experts. We are volunteers. But what I do want to say that Covid is rampant in my circle right now. I get text messages daily from individuals who are testing positive.

The simple advice we can give is: If you have not had Covid recently, you need to wear a mask when indoors to avoid getting it. Otherwise, there is a high chance you are going to get it.

Again, we aren't the CDC or your local public health department. Please consider doing this while we are in this spike to keep yourself and others as safe as possible.

It has been 781 days since my family first went into quarantine. We tried to do everything we needed to do to stay safe. Based on data and numbers in our local area, we allowed our girls to stop wearing masks in school on March 21, nearly 6 weeks AFTER our schools first dropped the mask mandate.

Here we are on May 3, and 2 out of my 3 daughters + my husband are now positive for Covid. We are thankful for vaccines but also want to use this platform as guidance to anyone who still needs a booster shot or is on the fence about vaccination.

Thank you and take care ❤️

The United States Postal Service allows you to order 4 free Covid-19 rapid tests per address. We just ordered 4 tests right now and received confirmation. Please access the link here and please share this out.

COVID Home Tests | USPS COVID Home Tests | USPS

Starting 1/19 - site is COVIDtests.gov

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01/14/free-rapid-covid-tests/

Americans will be able to order free rapid coronavirus tests Wednesday on new federal website The website, called covidtest.gov, will require that users provide their names and addresses to receive the tests. The government purchased 500 million rapid tests that will be available to every household, and will limit to four the number of tests sent to each address, officials said.

On Masking

This graphic is from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

To clarify, with Omicron, these times decrease. The moral of the story here is to try to gain access to high-quality masks if possible. ♥️

Stacey Update:

Sotrovimab in - covid out (thank you GSK Lila). I was able to get the needed Infusion today (thank you Laurie Varga-Money). My symptoms have been entirely manageable at home (thank you Moderna).
I’m so, so over all things covid. Here’s hoping we can all have a healthy 2022!

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to:

-Expand the use of a single booster dose to include use in individuals 12 through 15 years of age.

-Shorten the time between the completion of primary vaccination of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and a booster dose to at least five months.

-Allow for a third primary series dose for certain immunocompromised children 5 through 11 years of age.

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-takes-multiple-actions-expand-use-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine?fbclid=IwAR25uSnL3WmUA_n5FvyUEGQHhMYzsYMmOAx9WHTGZ-Fgg02U7emL6JcDKFA

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Multiple Actions to Expand Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine The FDA amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to take several actions that will expand the use of the vaccine in certain populations.

Not the post we thought we'd be sharing on 1/1/22. Here's to hoping Stacey gets treatment. ♥️

‘Vaccine Queen’ who helped so many during coronavirus pandemic faces similar hurdle for treatment after testing positive The frustration over the coronavirus that gripped Stacey Bene nearly two years ago returned Saturday.

Lake County Friends - Rapid testing site for 1 day only TOMORROW, 12/29/21

First-come basis, but you have to register!

https://fox8.com/news/covid-test-site-opening-at-lake-county-fairgrounds-for-1-day-only/?fbclid=IwAR3OG5eAq57EoZk9CFw4OD0R3GxNK82hffMyT9XQ0kMa9C-zI0a8breaZXY

COVID test site opening at Lake County Fairgrounds for 1 day only PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) – A free COVID-19 pop-up testing event will take place for one day at the Lake County Fairgrounds. People are asked to register in advance. The site will open at 1301 Mentor…