JIC RELEASE NO. 679 - Six of 302 Test Positive for COVID-19; GDOE Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Schedule; Food Commodities Distribution Continues;SNAP Supplemental Emergency Allotment Issuances for May 2021 - GHS OCD

Results: Six New Cases of COVID-19
Six (6) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 302 tests performed on Wednesday, May 19. Two (2) cases were identified through contact tracing. To date, there have been a total of 8,124 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 139 deaths, 91 cases in active isolation, and 7,894 not in active isolation. The CAR Score is 1.0.

GDOE Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
Today, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) confirmed one case in which an individual tested positive for COVID-19. The individual has been identified as an employee at Liguan Elementary School. GDOE, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), is conducting contact tracing to identify and notify individuals who were in close contact with these individuals. These individuals will be placed in quarantine and/or isolation until they are cleared by DPHSS. Areas of the school campus have been cleaned and disinfected. Regular hours of operation will continue on Friday, May 21.

COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule
COVID-19 vaccination clinics continue at the locations and times below. Bring a photo ID. Those due for their second dose are reminded to bring their COVID-19 immunization card. To view the complete schedule of COVID-19 vaccination clinics, visit dphss.guam.gov/vaccinategu.
Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and provide government-issued identification to validate age. Minor’s birth certificate is acceptable. Parent/legal guardian must have a government-issued ID. Guardians must also present legal guardianship or power-of-attorney document.

UOG FIELDHOUSE COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC

Friday,

May 21 - Saturday, May 22

11 a.m. -

5:30 p.m.

UOG Fieldhouse, Mangilao • Register at tinyurl.com/vaxguam

Vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech Dose 1 & 2, Moderna Dose 2, Johnson & Johnson

Bring appointment confirmation, photo ID, and proof of Guam residency (Guam Driver's License, Guam ID, Green Card, US, FSM, Palau, or RMI Passport)

Tuesday, May 25 - Saturday, May 29

12 p.m. - 5:30 pm

COMMUNITY-BASED COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC

Friday,
May 21

1 p.m. -

4 p.m

DPHSS Northern Region Community Health Center, Dededo

Vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech Dose 1 & 2 (For anyone age 12 and older), Moderna Dose 1 & 2, Johnson & Johnson (For anyone age 18 and older)

By appointment only. Call 635-4418/7400 to schedule.

Saturday, May 22

9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Old Tiyan Carnival Grounds, Barrigada

Drive-thru Testing and Drive-thru Vaccination

Vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech Dose 1 & 2 (For anyone age 12 and older), Johnson & Johnson (For anyone age 18 and older)

Wednesday, May 26

9 a.m. -

1 p.m.

DPHSS Southern Region Community Health Center, Inalåhan

Vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech Dose 1 & 2 (For anyone age 12 & older) & Moderna Dose 1 & 2

By appointment only. Call 828-7604/5/7518 to schedule.

AMC/GRMC/GHRA COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC

Tuesday, May 25

4 p.m. -

7 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Guam Grand Ballroom, Tumon

Vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech Dose 1 & 2, Moderna Dose 1 & 2, Johnson & Johnson (For anyone age 18 and older)

Walk-ins accepted. Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines will be prioritized for eligible minors 12 to 17 years of age. For more information, email covid@amc.clinic

AMC/GRMC/GUNG COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC

Friday,

May 21

4 p.m. -

7 p.m.

Father Duenas Memorial School Phoenix Center

Vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech Dose 1 & 2, Moderna Dose 1 & 2

Walk-ins accepted. Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines will be prioritized for eligible minors 12 to 17 years of age. For more information, email covid@amc.clinic

Saturday,

May 22

Yigo Gym

Vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech Dose 1 & 2, Moderna Dose 1 & 2, Johnson & Johnson (For anyone age 18 and older). Walk-ins accepted. Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines will be prioritized for eligible minors 12 to 17 years of age. For more information, email covid@amc.clinic

GDOE & DPHSS “VACCINATE BEFORE YOU GRADUATE” COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC

Monday, May 24

9 a.m. -

3 p.m.

John F. Kennedy High School Gym, Tamuning

Vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech Dose 1 & 2

Participating minors must submit a consent form prior to receiving the vaccine. Printed copies are available at JFK. Digital PDF form is available at HERE. For more information, contact Bernabe Mutac, Jr. at 642-2100 or Michelle Franquez at matfranquez@gdoe.net

Free COVID-19 Testing Schedule
COVID-19 community testing continues. No symptoms are needed. Bring a photo ID. Testing for travel purposes will not be conducted at these community testing sites. Individuals seeking COVID-19 testing to travel off-island may contact the DPHSS Northern Region Community Health Center at 635-7525/6 to schedule an appointment. For the safety of the community and nurses, only four (4) people per vehicle are allowed to be tested. Testing times, dates, and locations are below:

COVID-19 COMMUNITY TESTING SCHEDULE
DATE	TIME	LOCATION/DETAILS
Saturday, May 22	9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Or while supplies last	Old Carnival Grounds, Tiyan, Barrigada Drive-thru Testing and Drive-thru Vaccination
Minors must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian and provide government-issued identification to validate age. The parent/legal guardian are required to sign a consent form on behalf of the minor to be tested or vaccinated for COVID-19.

Food Commodities Distribution Continues
The Guam Department of Education (GDOE), State Agency for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Nutrition Service distribution will be available to village constituents only on a first-come, first-served basis. A limit of three households per vehicle will be serviced at the distributions. Face masks must be worn. Bring a photo ID. Village Mayors distribution schedule is as follows:

Date	Location	Distribution Method	No. of Bags
Friday, May 21	Asan Maina	Drive-thru distribution is 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Asan/Maina Mayor’s Office. Asan/Maina constituents only, while supplies last. For more info, call the Asan/Maina Mayor’s Office at 472-6581/479-2726.	300
Tuesday, May 25	Barrigada	Drive-thru distribution is 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Old Carnival Grounds, Tiyan, for Barrigada constituents only, while supplies last. For more info, call the Barrigada Mayor’s Office at 734-3737/3859.	750
Thursday, May 27	Ordot/ Chalan Pago	Drive-thru distribution will be from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ordot/Chalan Pago Mayor’s Office, for Ordot/Chalan Pago constituents only, while supplies last. For more information, contact the Ordot/Chalan Pago Mayor’s Office at 472-8302/3/7173.	350

SNAP Supplemental Emergency Allotment Issuances for May 2021
DPHSS announces that the SNAP Supplemental Emergency Allotment (EA) for May 2021 will be released on May 21, 2021. These benefits will be electronically loaded into the SNAP recipients’ EBT cards.

Beginning this month and until further notice, the SNAP supplemental EA will be implemented under the new policy from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Under the new policy, all SNAP households who were not receiving EA payments and those whose EA payments were less than $95.00 per month will receive a MINIMUM of $95.00. For households who were receiving EA benefits of $95 or more per month, EA payments WILL NOT CHANGE.

For more information, contact the DPHSS Bureau of Economic Security:

BES North (Dededo) at 635-7488/635-7484/635-7439/635-7396/635-7429
BES Central (RAN-Care) at 300-8853/300-8854/300-8850/300-8865

For the latest information on COVID-19, visit dphss.guam.gov or guamrecovery.com. For inquiries on COVID-19, contact 311 through a local number, or call the Joint Information Center at (671) 478-0208/09/10.

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To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC RELEASE NO. 679 - Six of 302 Test Positive for COVID-19; GDOE Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Schedule; Food Commodities Distribution Continues;SNAP Supplemental Emergency Allotment Issuances for May 2021