PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) is announcing the winners of the innovative #VaccinatePasadena Video Contest during a ceremony at Day One, 175 N. Euclid Ave., on Thursday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m. The #VaccinatePasadena Video Contest, launched this past February, gave Pasadena students ages 4-24 (grades TK-college) the opportunity to submit artwork or share a short video on TikTok or Instagram with a powerful and positive COVID-19 vaccine message. PPHD used print and digital media ads in English and Spanish...
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Pasadena Public Health Department Extends #VaccinatePasadena Video Contest Deadline
PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena Public Health Department has launched an innovative COVID-19 vaccine video contest to spotlight the benefits of choosing vaccination, to counter harmful myths, and to promote an open dialogue about COVID-19 and vaccines through the sharing of experiences on social media. The 2022 #VaccinatePasadena Video Contest invites students ages 4-24 (grades TK-college) to create and submit artwork or share a short video on TikTok or Instagram with a powerful and positive COVID-19 vaccine message. Students in different grade categories—elementary school,...
Pasadena Public Health Department Shares Tips for a Healthy Thanksgiving
PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) encourages the public to continue to reduce everyone’s risk for COVID-19 infection during Thanksgiving celebrations. If everyone attending is fully vaccinated, the risk of the COVID-19 virus being transmitted is significantly reduced. The safest option is to gather in person with members of your household only and to celebrate virtually with other family and friends, especially if you have loved ones with weakened immune systems or who are not fully vaccinated and at high...
Pasadena Public Health to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine to 5- to 11-year-olds
PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children age 5-11 on Monday, Nov. 8. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation on Nov. 2 that children 5-11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. In Pasadena, nearly 8,000 children between the ages of 5 and 11 have become eligible for vaccination this week. PPHD clinicians routinely vaccinate children, and all...
Get Vaccinated for the Opportunity To Receive a Free Haircut or Beauty Treatment
PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena Public Health Department is partnering with Luke Walker’s Barber and Beauty Care, 627 N. Fair Oaks Ave., and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority’s Eta Lambda Omega Chapter to provide COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will offered at no cost. People vaccinated at the clinic will receive a gift card for a future haircut or beauty service at Luke Walker’s valued at $25, while supplies last....
Pasadena Transitions to Yellow Tier, Aligns with CDC Guidance for Fully-Vaccinated Individuals, and Resumes Administering Johnson & Johnson
PASADENA, Calif.—The City of Pasadena will move to Tier 4 (Yellow) for activities and businesses in the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Blueprint for a Safer Economy. The City of Pasadena Health Officer has issued a Health Officer Order, which requires all individuals and businesses to comply with the restrictions and limitations set forth in the yellow tier. Effective Wednesday, May 5, 12:01 a.m., the following activities will be permitted to occur in strict adherence with the updated Pasadena...
City of Pasadena Public Health Department Update
One in every four Pasadena residents over age 16 have received at least one dose PASADENA, Calif.—The City of Pasadena Public Health Department is highly encouraged by current data that shows vaccine is getting into the arms of community members in accordance with current tiers. Over the past month, 71% of Pasadena residents age 65 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. High rates of vaccination have been made possible in part through the efforts of...
City of Pasadena Receives First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
PASADENA, Calif.—The Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) has announced that it has received 1,950 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This shipment was delivered directly to Huntington Hospital, and vaccinations are expected to begin tomorrow. Additional Moderna vaccine doses are expected to arrive in the coming weeks. Healthcare workers and residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities will be the first to receive the vaccine. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine require two doses and provide the same...