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Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC) - January 14, 2022

Document Date EMCC Agenda 01/11/2022 Attachment 1...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Update on Omicron Surge and Therapeutic Recommendations in Orange County

Variant surveillance using whole genome sequencing shows that the proportion of Omicron variant increased from 30% for the week ending December 21, 2021, to 83% for the week ending December 28, 2021. Cases across the county, state, and country, continue to rise exponentially. Hospitalizations in Orange County have risen as...

Internship Opportunities

The Court programs team offers Alcohol Liaison Officer Internships. Interns must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and will be able to earn college credit if needed. Likely majors of study include: criminal justice, sociology, human services, public health and similar.

OC Health Care Agency Urges Preventative Measures as COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Continue to Rise, Updates on Testing and Booster Timing

(Santa Ana, CA) – With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surging in Orange County, the OC Health Agency strongly urges residents and visitors to strictly follow proper masking, proper hand-hygiene, physical distancing, and other non-medical preventative measures to minimize further spread of this highly transmissible variant. Between January 6 and January...

Preventative Measures Against COVID-19 Still Necessary as Lunar New Year Celebrations Anticipated, Federal Government Offers Free N95 Masks, and State Extends Booster Deadline for Healthcare Workers

(Santa Ana, CA) – In anticipation of increased gatherings during the Lunar New Year holiday and due to high COVID-19 hospitalizations, the OC Health Agency urges residents and visitors to strictly follow proper masking, proper hand-hygiene, physical distancing, and other non-medical preventative measures to minimize further spread of the highly...

OC Health Care Agency Urges Vaccination and Precautions as FDA Approves Moderna Vaccine and Omicron Sublineage Detected, Provides Updates on Testing

(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

(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...