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COVID-19 Update: New Bivalent Booster Vaccine Now Available for Kids as Young as Age 5

(Santa Ana, CA) – New COVID-19 (bivalent) boosters for children ages 5 and older are now authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The updated COVID-19 vaccines are Pfizer-BioNTech for children ages 5 through 11 years, and Moderna...

EMS Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC) Meeting - September 13, 2022 @ 9am

EMS Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC) Meeting - November 8, 2022 @ 9am

County Prehospital Advisory Committee (CPAC) Meeting November 9, 2022

County Health Officer issues Declaration of Health Emergency and Proclamation of Local Emergency

(Santa Ana, CA) – The County Health Officer today issued a Declaration of Health Emergency in Orange County due to rapidly spreading virus infections causing record numbers of pediatric hospitalizations and daily emergency room visits. Additionally, a Proclamation of Local Emergency has been declared, which allows the County to access...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections Associated with Contamination of Dental Waterlines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Health Advisory (HAN) linked here about a number of outbreaks of nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) among children who received pulpotomies in dental clinics where dental treatment water contained high levels of bacteria. Referenced in the HAN is one such outbreak that...

COVID-19 Update: Orange County Moves From "LOW" to "MEDIUM" Community Level Based on CDC Metrics

(Santa Ana, CA) – Orange County has moved to the Medium COVID-19 Community Level according to the latest Community Level metrics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) announced today. Due to a surge in respiratory viruses and the onset of...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Updated Recommendations for the Use of Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Down to 6 Months of Age

Last week, the FDA authorized the use of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for children down to six months of age; the CDC then expanded its recommendations for the use of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to include this age group. More info...

National Health Survey is Coming to Orange County

NHANES, the nation's mobile health survey, has been traveling across the country learning about the health of the US. population since 1960. (Santa Ana, CA) – The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the most comprehensive survey of the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population, is coming...

CAHAN - Interim Guidance for Clinicians to Prioritize Antiviral Treatment of Influenza in the Setting of Reduced Availability of Oseltamivir

Seasonal influenza activity is high across the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the 2022-2023 season to date, there have been at least 13 million illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 7,300 deaths from influenza ( Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report | CDC ). While...