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CD HEALTH ALERT: Oral Agents for the Treatment of COVID-19
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued emergency use authorizations (EUA) for the use of Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use), and Merck’s Molnupiravir, for treatment of COVID-19. Patients eligible for treatment with Paxlovid or Molnupiravir are those who have mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and...
OC Health Care Agency Updates: COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Rising, Test Kits Available Online at No Cost, Updated Health Orders and Guidance from CDC and the State, Oral Antiviral Treatments Authorized by FDA
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(Santa Ana, CA) – Between December 23 and December 29, the seven-day average COVID-19 case rate in Orange County jumped from 10.8 to 19 per 100,000 people and the average number of daily COVID-19 cases rose from 348 to 614. The positivity rate also increased from 3.3 to 5.4 percent...
OC Health Care Agency Issues Ocean Water Closure
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(Santa Ana, California) - The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, has closed the ocean water area encompassing all of Seal Beach’s main beach due to a sewage spill. The sewage spill of approximately 6-7 million gallons was caused by a blockage and collapse of a sewer main line...
OC Health Care Agency Issues Ocean Water Closure
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(Santa Ana, California) - The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, has expanded the ocean water closure area to include Seal Beach’s Surfside Beach and Huntington Beach’s Sunset Beach due to a sewage spill. The sewage spill of approximately 8.5 million gallons was caused by a blockage and collapse...
CD HEALTH ALERT: Updated CDC Guidance for Management of Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure
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In the context of rapidly increasing COVID-19 case counts caused by the omicron variant, on December 23, 2021, the CDC updated its recommendations for management of healthcare staff exposed to or infected with SARS-CoV-2.
CD HEALTH ALERT: Guidance on Quarantine for Health Care Personnel (HCP) Exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and Return to Work for HCP with COVID-19
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On December 30, 2021, the California Department of Public Health issued AFL 21-08.6, which provides general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities with updated guidance on COVID-19 isolation and quarantine for healthcare personnel. OCHCA recommends that county healthcare facilities become familiar with and adhere to AFL...
OC HEALTH CARE AGENCY REPORTS FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE OF 2023
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(Santa Ana, CA) – A female resident of the City of Orange has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, becoming the first human WNV infection in Orange County this year. The woman is asymptomatic. In 2022 there were 11 reported human infections of WNV, and 2 WNV-related deaths...
CD HEALTH ALERT: First Human West Nile Virus Case of the Season Reported in Orange County
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Last week a woman in her 60s tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), becoming the first human WNV infection in Orange County this year, as compared to two cases at this time last year. As of August 25, 2023, the California Department of Public Health had reported 61 infections...
Recruitment Now Open for the CalOptima Health Board of Directors
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(Santa Ana, CA) — The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is pleased to announce that recruitment is now open for one seat on the CalOptima Health Board of Directors. A County-organized health system, CalOptima Health serves more than 940,000 low-income children, adults, seniors and persons with disabilities. CalOptima Health was...