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COVID-19 Information
We're Here to Support Our Members
As your partner in health, we’re here to keep you well and well-informed. A pandemic won’t stop us from doing what we can to help keep you healthy, safe and informed.
Use the pages above for more information regarding COVID-19 costs and coverage, symptoms, testing and vaccines.
How to protect yourself and your family
- Check the CDC website for up-to-date information.
- Visit the CDC Travel page for travel-related updates.
- Practice good health habits. Everyday actions like handwashing can help to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, including COVID-19.
- Stay home when you're sick. That includes staying home from work, school, errands and travel.
- Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer when washing isn't an option.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a face mask when around others.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Put distance between yourself and other people outside of your home.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces, such as phones, keyboards and doorknobs.
- If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hands.
- Cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Get plenty of sleep, exercise, drink a lot of fluids and eat nutritious food.
- Get a flu shot.
Staying healthy means staying informed
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