LAC DPH Health Update: Monkeypox Updates Including Expedited Testing for PEH and Alternative JYNNEOS Dosing August 12, 2022 Key Messages Community transmission of monkeypox continues in LA County. Providers who suspect monkeypox in persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) are asked ... Read More
CDC Health Update: Monkeypox in People with HIV, Children and Adolescents, and People who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding August 1, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health update to alert clinicians that the CDC has ... Read More
Monday Rx: A Message from Dr. Deen, LACPAC, Monkeypox, Medicare Payment and LA Dodger Healthcare Appreciation Night July 18, 2022 Dr. Deen Message for Membership Last Thursday, July 14th, Dr. Omer Deen was installed as the 151stpresident of LACMA. Dr. Deen ... Read More
LAC DPH Update: Monkeypox-Commercial Lab Testing, Reporting, & Vaccine Availability July 13, 2022 Key Messages Community transmission of monkeypox continues in LA County. Commercial testing is now available through Labcorp. Additional laboratories are expected ... Read More
LAC DPH COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Vaccinating Children 6 Months of Age and Older July 5, 2022 Key Messages Children are at risk of and have experienced severe illness from COVID-19. Children of all ages can have ... Read More
Monday Rx: Roe v. Wade, Gun Bill, Wage Increases, LACMA Board Meeting and 2022 Election Results June 27, 2022 Roe v. Wade Overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of ... Read More
CDC Health Update: Updated Case-finding Guidance - Monkeypox Outbreak-United States, 2022 June 17, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued an update on the monkeypox outbreak. In the United States, ... Read More
LAC DPH Health Update: Monkeypox Updates and Provider Webinar this Thursday, June 9th June 8, 2022 Key Messages The CDC is tracking multiple cases of monkeypox that have been reported in several countries that don't normally ... Read More
Residents Urged to get Vaccinated and Boosted as they Continue to Provide Protection Against More Infectious Subvariants and Sub-Lineages May 11, 2022 With the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant and sub-lineages driving this increase in COVID-19 cases in LA County, Public Health ... Read More
CDC Health Advisory: Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology April 22, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the health advisory below today. The full CDC Health Advisory ... Read More
With Gradual Increase of BA.2 Subvariant in LA County, Layering of Safety Protections Critical for Residents and Workers at Elevated Risk March 22, 2022 As multiple COVID metrics continue to decline, the state is lifting the requirements for vaccine and test verification at ... Read More
LAC DPH Health Advisory: Addressing Low COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Children 5-11 Years of Age January 28, 2022 Key Messages The CDC, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that all children ages 5 years and ... Read More