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Update on C. auris in Orange County 8.3.21

Update on C. auris in Orange County 8.3.21

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Update on C. auris in Orange County 7.20.21

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Update on C. auris in Orange County 7.1.21

CD HEALTH ALERT: CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccination of Adolescents Age 12 and Older

Following FDA approval earlier this week, on May 12, 2021 the CDC’s Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the use of the Pifzer-Biontech COVID-19 vaccine...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Guidance for Assessment of Suspected COVID-19 Variant Cases and Breakthrough Disease in Vaccinated Persons

COVID-19 variants pose a significant threat to worldwide efforts to end the pandemic; to date, 46 states have reported at least one case of a variant of concern, including cases...

CD HEALTH ALERT: COVID-19 Update - Quarantine Recommendations for Vaccinated Persons

February 24, 2021

The CDC and the California Department of Public Health have recently updated their COVID-19 quarantine recommendations for persons who have been fully vaccinated. OCHCA will update...

CD HEALTH ALERT: New Gonorrhea Treatment Guidelines from CDC

January 14, 2021

CDC has updated its recommendation for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea in adults. Gonorrhea should now be treated with just one higher dose (500 mg) injection of...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Updated COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance for OC

December 21, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published updated recommendations for quarantine of persons following exposure to a COVID-19 case, including options...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Expanded Syphilis Screening Guidelines for Prevention of Congenital Syphilis

December 15, 2020

In 2018, there were 329 infants with congenital syphilis (CS) reported in California, representing a 900 percent increase from 2012, and a magnitude of CS burden not observed since...