Monday Rx: Pfizer Vaccine Approval, Provider Reimbursement, Physician Wellness and LACMA Event Updates August 23, 2021 FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been ... Read More
Monday Rx: L.A. Public Health Speakers Needed, CalVaxGrant Extension, Membership Appreciation Event and Vaccine Mandates August 16, 2021 Update on Delta Variant and the Need for Speakers! Los Angeles County health officials, on Saturday, reported 4,229 new coronavirus ... 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
Monday Rx: Supreme Court Lawsuit, Vaccine Mandate, Overcoming Biases and Public Health Vaccine Hesitancy August 2, 2021 California Supreme Court Will Hear CMA Lawsuit Against Aetna Regarding the Right of Membership Organizations to Pursue Unfair Practices ... 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
CalVax Grant Fact Sheet July 22, 2021 OVERVIEW Funded by California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and administered by Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC), the CalVaxGrant ... 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
As Delta Variant Circulates, Public Health Recommends Masking Indoors as a Precaution June 29, 2021 With increase circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) ... Read More