Statement from LACMA President Dr. Jeffery Lee Regarding LA Unified School District Announcement Mandating Vaccinations September 9, 2021 President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, Jeffery Lee, MD The Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) joins the ... 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
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
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 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
Los Angeles County Health Officer Order and Travel Guidelines Modified June 16, 2021 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 5 new deaths and 226 new cases ... Read More
CAHAN Disease Notification: Acute Non-Viral Hepatitis Potentially Associated with an Alkaline Water Product May 27, 2021 The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) has identified 16 probable cases (including one death) and one suspect case of ... Read More
L.A. County Meets Yellow Tier Threshold, Indoor Operations for Bars and Higher Capacity Limits with Safety Measures Set for Thursday May 5, 2021 Los Angeles County has met the threshold for the least restrictive yellow tier in the State's Blueprint for a ... Read More
Los Angeles County Pauses Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Following FDA and CDC Recommendation April 13, 2021 Out of an abundance of caution, Los Angeles County is following the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration ... Read More
