Body 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 ceftriaxone, and dual therapy is no longer the recommended approach.

Body 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 for a shortened quarantine period.

Body 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 1995. These trends mirror a sharp rise in syphilis among females, which surpassed 500 percent during the same period.

Body 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 caused by B1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1 lineages. The B1.1.7 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom and associated with increased...

Body 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 its health order in accordance with this guidance

Body County of Orange public health officials continue to encourage residents to get tested for COVID-19 to help slow the spread of the virus until vaccines become more widely available. Read More

Body Convenient, No-Cost Testing Options Still Available and Encouraged April 12, 2021 The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) will close its COVID-19 testing Super Sites at the OC Fair & Event Center and the Anaheim Convention Center on April 30, 2021. Read More

Body Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an abundance of caution. This recommendation comes after six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe blood clot type in individuals after receiving the...

Body 17th Street Testing, Treatment and Care Clinic at the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) offers testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and HIV testing. Testing and treatment for most STDs such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia HIV testing Information and education on STD/HIV prevention and treatment PrEP...

Body The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) encourages community members to drop-off expired, unused or unwanted prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 20th “National Take Back Day” on Saturday, April 24 at numerous locations throughout Orange County. Read More