OHA Environmental Public Health Section Manager, Gabriela Goldfarb, speaking during today’s press conference: "Based on this morning’s smoke coordination call, we don’t see relief from harmful air quality until late in the week, closer to the weekend."
"Even in some places where there may be limited improvement at times, that just means dropping from one bad air category to the next. We are seeing that play out with health impacts to people in our communities: 10% of all ER visits across the state are for asthma-like symptoms."
"While everyone can experience symptoms of smoke exposure, susceptible populations such as pregnant women, children, the elderly, people recovering from respiratory infections, and people who have preexisting heart/respiratory disease are at higher risk."
"When smoke does trigger a serious health effect, it will usually show up within a few days of exposure, but some people may experience effects up to a week or two later. The message remains to stay inside; you can find that information by visiting wildfire.oregon.gov."
"There is some overlap between #COVID19 and wildfire smoke symptoms. You use the CDC’s online COVID-19 self-checker to see whether you should contact your health care provider: cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…" #OregonFires2020
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