CDPH Health Advisory: Guidance for Safe Specimen Collection From Monkeypox Lesions: Reminder to NOT De-roof Lesions and NOT Use Sharps October 6, 2022 This Advisory reminds California healthcare providers of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations to reduce risk of ... Read More
LAC DPH Health Advisory: Recent Report of Polio Case in Rockland County, New York August 23, 2022 Key Messages A case of acute flaccid paralysis caused by Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV) was reported in an unvaccinated ... Read More
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
LAC DPH Information: Understanding CA Child Care and School Immunization Requirements and Medical Exemptions July 19, 2022 This message is intended for primary care physicians as well as other health care professionals in Los Angeles County ... 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
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
LACMA President and President-Elect Statement on Uvalde School Shooting May 25, 2022 Los Angeles - LACMA President Jeffery Lee, MD and President-Elect Omer Deen, MD today released the following statement after 18 ... Read More
CDC Health Advisory: Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States and Other Non-endemic Countries - 2022 May 23, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory today regarding clusters of monkeypox cases in ... 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: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: Recommendations for Human Health Investigations and Response May 1, 2022 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: Recommendations for Human Health Investigations and Response Summary A person has tested positive for avian ... Read More
An Agreement to Modernize MICRA April 29, 2022 Sustaining MICRA in 2022 Dear LACMA Members: CMA and the coalition of healthcare providers have agreed to maintain the structure of ... Read More
