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OC Health Care Agency Urges Vaccination and Precautions as FDA Approves Moderna Vaccine and Omicron Sublineage Detected, Provides Updates on Testing
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(Santa Ana, CA) – On January 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued approval of the Moderna vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals age 18 and older. The vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax and had previously only been available under emergency use authorization. “This is...
OC Health Care Agency Advises Residents and Visitors to Beware of Foodborne Illness
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(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health Division advises the public against consuming food and beverages made or sold by street food vendors that do not possess a valid health permit. Mobile food facilities and street vendors that operate with a health permit are expected to...
CD HEALTH ALERT: Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Adults: CDC Publishes New Guidance for Use of 15 & 20 Valent Pneumococcal Vaccines
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On January 28, 2022, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) released its recommendations on the use of two new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) in adults, the 15 valent PCV15 (VAXNEUVANCE) and the 20 valent PCV20 (PREVNAR 20). The new recommendations are as follows: Adults aged ≥65 years: Adults...
OC Health Care Agency Recommends Continued Indoor Masking Against COVID-19 as the State Issues Updated Masking Guidance
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(Santa Ana, CA) – The California Department of Public Health has revised its Guidance for the Use of Face Masks as COVID-19 cases decline across the state. Effective February 16, universal masking will be required in specified settings and unvaccinated persons will continue to be required to mask in all...
CD HEALTH ALERT: Modification of Health Care Providers and Laboratories COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
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OCHCA wants to make all health care and laboratory providers aware of new temporary modifications to certain COVID-19 reporting requirements. The California State Health Officer order issued today can be found here . Health care providers must report hospitalization and/or death of a patient due to COVID-19 within one working...
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 of the west end of Newport Bay from 8th Street due to a sewage spill. The sewage spill of approximately 35,000 to 50,000 gallons was caused by a blockage of a sewer...
Cold Temperature Advisory Issued for Inland, Coastal and South Orange County Cities
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(Santa Ana, California) – The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted cold overnight temperatures throughout inland, coastal and south Orange County cities beginning Tuesday, February 22 through Sunday, February 27. Overnight temperatures in several areas will dip to the low 40s with Thursday night forecast to drop into the mid-high...
Frost Advisory Issued for Inland and Coastal Orange County
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(Santa Ana, California) – The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for several inland and coastal cities throughout Orange County beginning at midnight on February 23 through 8 a.m. Thursday 2/24. Overnight temperatures in some areas will dip to the low 30s. Several hours of temperatures are sufficient...
OC Health Care Agency Updates: State Issues Updated COVID-19 Child Care Guidance, FDA Advises Against Using Recalled Powdered Infant Formulas
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(Santa Ana, CA) – On February 18, 2022, the California Department of Public Health issued updated COVID-19 guidance for child care facilities and providers. The guidance is intended to inform on infection control practices that prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in child care facilities. “Child care providers serve...
CD HEALTH ALERT: Increased Availability of Therapeutics for COVID-19 in Orange County; Revised Evusheld Dosing
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Cases of COVID-19 continue to decline across Orange County, although they are still at levels seen near the peak of the Delta Variant wave last summer. The current Orange County surveillance data can be found here . While availability of both monoclonal antibodies and antiviral agents to treat COVID-19 were...