MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT CDPH DISCUSSES COVID-19 AND MONKEYPOX
Dr. Candice Robinson is the Medical Director for Maternal and Child Health Bureau at the Chicago Department of Public Health. PHOTO PROVIDED BY GOLDSTAR
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Dr. Candice Robinson is the Medical Director for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau at the Chicago Department of Public Health. Robinson is a pediatrician by trade but has worked in the Public Health sector for 10 years.
“For COVID-19, we continue to watch cases and follow the case counts. We continue to recommend vaccination for COVID-19, so if you’re not vaccinated, go ahead and get vaccinated. Booster doses have been recommended for everybody who are five years of age and older ,” said Robinson, who added that booster shots add another layer of protection against COVID-19.
A second COVID-19 booster shot has been recommended
for people who are 50 or older, or those who are
immunocompromised. Robinson also recommends that
people test themselves at home, if they feel like they have
the symptoms of COVID-19, and isolate if they test positive.
Cases of the Monkeypox Virus are on the rise in Illinois
and across the United States. In late June, Illinois Governor
JB Pritzker declared Monkeypox a Public Health emergency
in the State of Illinois. In early August, the Biden Administration
declared Monkeypox a National Public Health
emergency.
Monkeypox cases thus far, has been found in adults, the
median age is 35. The symptoms of the virus are a rash that
starts to look like a pimple, as well as flu-like symptoms. If
people have been exposed to a partner who has had monkeypox,
they can go to vaccination clinics for those at high risk.
monkeypox. They have vaccinations for persons who
are high risk. Monitoring is to protect those who are at
high risk for exposure before they get monkeypox and to
decrease the spread,” Robinson said. “There is an ongoing
investigation of cases for monkeypox.”
necessary precautions when it comes to COVID-19 and Monkeypox. She recommends that people wear a mask indoors
when the Dashboard data shows high risk.
gov\coronavirus. For vaccination information, visit www.
chicago.gov\covidvax, or call 312-746-4835.
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