COVID-19 Information Current Information on Blair County's Drive-thru only COVID-19 Testing Clinic is available here. Click Here For Details COVID-19 Vaccination Information and Resources For vaccination locations closest to you, text your zip code to: 438829 Current Vaccination Location Information for Blair County and Surrounding Areas U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services WE CAN DO THIS Campaign: COVID Vaccination Facts How do COVID-19 vaccines work? COVID-19 vaccines teach our bodies to fight the virus that causes COVID-19 without us having to get the illness. Learn more: CDC How COVID-19 Vaccines Work The COVID-19 vaccines in use or in testing in the United States cannot give you COVID-19 because they do not use the live virus that causes COVID-19. You may have side effects like a sore arm or fever after you get a vaccine. This is normal and a sign that your immune system is learning how to recognize and fight the COVID-19 virus. Get the facts: CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Facts WE CAN DO THIS Video Message Current Vaccination Location Information for Blair County and Surrounding Areas COVID-19 Update, Stressing Safety and Efficacy of Vaccine For more information on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) please check out the following links and information: Important: The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage. They are in need of healthy individuals to donate. If interested please Click Here to be directed to the American Red Cross for more information and to make an appointment to donate blood. Please review This PEMA Document when considering when you should call 911 in regard to COVID-19 Learn how to get the COVID Alert PA App For directions on how to make and use a DIY Cloth Face Covering: Click Here or Printer Friendly Version For the most update information on COVID-19 in Pennsylvania: Click Here PA Department of Health current COVID-19 Information: Click Here Blair County Social Services COVID-19 Information Page: Click Here Wolf Administration March 16, 2020 Press Releases: Click Here Wolf Administration March 16, 2020 Mitigation Efforts: Click Here Additional COVID-19 Resources and Information CDC Home Page PA Unites Against COVID Persevere PA COVID-19 Crisis Counseling Program Perseverar PA Programa de asesoramiento en el marco de la crisis por la COVID-19 What Every American and Community Can Do Now To Decrease The Spread Of The Coronavirus PA Department of Health Order Directing Building Safety Measures Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Home Household Checklist Mental Health in PA Coronavirus Graphics Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers Homelessness and COVID-19 FAQs Interim Guidance for Public Health Professionals Managing People with COVID-19 in Home Care and Isolation Who Have Pets or Other Animals COVID-19 Guidance For Pregnant Women COVID-19 Guidance on Breastfeeding Information for Older Adults and People with Disabilities COVID-19 Impact on Victims and Survivors The County of Blair has made every effort to provide authoritative resources in one spot for your convenience. However as this is a rapidly evolving situation there could be a delay in the most current information being placed on this page. The County of Blair is not responsible for the content provided on these links, the linked sites are provided as a resource, and are not meant to show or endorse any particular resource over another. Contact BLAIR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES911 & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 615 4th St.Altoona, PA 16602 Phone: 814-940-5900 Fax: 814-940-5907 Emergency: Dial 911 Non-Emergency814-940-5910 After-Hours 814-940-5910