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The first confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States is announced. This is important because this marks the start of the coronavirus. -
The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus as a "public health emergency of international concern". This is important because this was announced just days after the first case of coronavirus was detected in the United States. -
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shares details about health insurance coverage for COVID-19 vaccines, testing and treatment, access to telehealth services, and flexibilities for health care professionals. This is important because shows how treatment for COVID is available. https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-public-health-emergency/index.html#:~:text=In%20February%202023%2C%20the%20HHS,April%2018%2C%202023 -
WHO declared coronavirus as a pandemic. This is important because it only took about 2 months for the coronavirus to progress from being a public health emergency to a pandemic. -
The first COVID related death was announced for an older O'ahu resident. This is important because this shows how quickly the coronavirus spread to Hawaii, which is in the middle of the ocean. -
The Hawaii Department of Health declared no new cases since mid March. This shows the decrease of the virus and how quarantine may be working. -
Japan includes Hawaii on a list of safe places for Japanese tourists to travel to. This is important because Hawaii was seen as a safe place. since their rules for COVID were so strict, they did not have as many cases as other states. -
US CDC requires all air passengers entering to have a negative COVID-19 test result. This is important because Hawaii is a very visited area and putting this mandate was smart because we want to reduce the possibility of covid -
State of Hawaii begins vaccination program for individuals age 70 and older, The program will continue to roll out in phases, dependent on age and degree of public contact. They let the older generation get the vaccine first because they are the highest risk -
More than 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the U.S. This is important because it shows the amount of people who have been vaccinated only a year after COVID was first announced -
CDC found vaccines reduce the risk of hospitalization with people ages 65 years and older by 94%. This is important because this is a huge improvement that 94% have been helped by this vaccine -
People who have been fully vaccinated in Hawaii may upload proof of vaccination to the Hawaii.SafeTravels.gov website and resume inter-county travel without COVID-19 testing and quarantine. The exception is for people who have received vaccines, two weeks after their last recommended dose. This is important since Hawaii is a very traveled to place, people are now able to do that with vaccinations and quarantine -
ACIP recommends Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for all people ages 16 years and older. This is important because they are now suggesting it to younger ages -
Administration purchases 1 billion COVID-19 tests and creates an online portal where people can order free at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) This is important because people are now able to do covid tests at home rather then waiting to get tested at a hospital or clinic -
Hawaii becomes the last state to announce an end to its universal indoor mask mandate, scheduled for March 26, 2022. This is important because of how low the population is, they wanted to keep protocol and mandates as long as they felt necessary -
Health and Human services issued a statement on the end of the COVID-19 health public health emergency. This is important because its an official call of an ending for the covid pandemic. -
out of 100k people, 4.8% of them get COVID. This is important because this is a big improvement from 4 years ago. 4,800 people out of 100,000 https://covidactnow.org/us/hawaii-hi/?s=50083753 -
93 cases have been reported over the year. This is important because this is a much lower number than 4 years ago. Progress was made