Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
To reduce the spread of the virus:
- Get vaccinated and stay up-to-date with COVID-19 Vaccine
- Avoid crowds and poorly ventilated indoor spaces
- Test to prevent spread to others; follow recommendations for quarantine or isolation
- Monitor your health daily; stay home if you don't feel well
- Wash hands often
- Cover coughs and sneezes
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces
Testing
COVID-19 testing can help you know if you have COVID-19 so you can decide what to do next, like getting treatment to reduce your risk of severe illness and taking steps to lower your chances of spreading the virus to others.
Health Systems Testing
Essentia Health COVID-19 Hotline: 1.833.494.0836 or start an e-visit online.
Sanford Health: 701.234.5000 for 'My Sanford Nurse' or start an e-visit online.
Please visit North Dakota Health & Human Services Home Testing or Self-Testing Guidance for more information.
Prevention Measures
Please visit CDC's Preventing Spread of Respiratory Viruses When You're Sick for guidance on preventing the spread of respiratory illness.
Vaccine Recommendations
- Everyone ages 6 months and older should get a 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine.
- The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect you from severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
- It is especially important to get your 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine if you are 65 and older, are at high risk for severe COVID-19, or have never received a COVID-19 vaccine.
- Vaccine protection decreases over time, so it is important to get your 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccine Providers
For COVID-19 vaccine availability at FCPH, please call 701.241.1383 to make an appointment.
Visit vaccines.gov to find additional vaccine providers near you, then call or visit their website to make an appointment.