CDC Health Advisory: Guidance for Clinicians Caring for Individuals Recently Evacuated from Afghanistan September 22, 2021 The CDC has issued a Health Advisory asking clinician to be on alert for cases of measles, mumps, leishmaniasis, malaria, and ... Read More
Health Officer Order Modified to Require Vaccine Verification at Select High-Risk Settings September 20, 2021 The Los Angeles County Health Officer Order was modified to require vaccination verification or a negative test prior to entry to ... Read More
CDC Health Advisory: Increases in Availability of Cannabis Products Containing Delta-8 THC and Reported Cases of Adverse Events September 14, 2021 Summary The purpose of this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory is to alert public health departments, healthcare professionals, first ... Read More
Ongoing COVID-19 Outbreaks Slightly Decrease in Non- School Settings September 8, 2021 Ongoing COVID-19 Outbreaks Slightly Decrease in Non-School Settings 49 New Deaths and 2,006 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in ... Read More
Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19 August 27, 2021 Summary Ivermectin is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription medication used to treat certain infections caused by internal ... Read More
LACDPH COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Additional mRNA Dose for Immunocompromised Persons & LAC Healthcare Worker Mandate August 16, 2021 Key Messages The CDC recommends an additional mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose for moderately and severely immunocompromised people after an initial ... Read More
New Case Identified: Multistate Investigation of Non-travel Associated Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections (Melioidosis) August 9, 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health update today regarding a fatal case of Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis) ... Read More
COVID-19 Update from The Department of Public Health August 4, 2021 COVID-19 Update Los Angeles County is experiencing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. In just the past 4 weeks, cases ... Read More
CDC Health Advisory: Vaccination to Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks with Current and Emergent Variants — United States, 2021 July 28, 2021 This is an official CDC Health Advisory Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network July 27, 2021, 4:00 PM ET CDCHAN-00447 Vaccination to Prevent ... Read More
New Daily COVID-19 Cases Surge 20-Fold in a Month to Over 2,500; Public Health Urges Residents to Get Vaccinated and Mask Up July 21, 2021 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms 2,551 new cases of COVID-19. This is a ... Read More
L.A. County Sees Increasing Community Spread with Nearly 2,000 New COVID-19 Cases as Masking Indoors Becomes Effective Tomorrow Night July 16, 2021 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to see alarming trends of increased community spread ... Read More
As L.A. County Sees Increase in COVID-19 Outbreaks, Public Health Highlights Business Requirements and Employee Masking July 12, 2021 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is currently investigating 55 ongoing outbreaks; a 25% increase ... Read More