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CD HEALTH ALERT: First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Sample of the Season has been Identified in Orange County

Orange County’s first West Nile Virus (WNV) positive mosquito sample of the season was identified through routine trapping and testing by the Orange County Mosquito and Vector...

CD HEALTH ALERT: COVID-19 Rebound After Paxlovid

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a Health Advisory with considerations around the phenomena of rebound, after treatment of patients with mild to...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States and Other Non-endemic Countries

The Orange County Healthcare Agency wants to make sure providers are aware of the potential for Monkeypox Virus infection in patients presenting with fever and clinically...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Increased Availability of COVID-19 Therapeutics

Throughout Orange County, rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection appear to be leveling off after declining for several weeks. The Omicron BA.2 sub-variant has been increasing in prevalence...

CD HEALTH ALERT: COVID-19 Testing, Treatment, and Vaccination for the Uninsured Deadlines for Claim Submission

Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) issued cut-off dates for accepting claims for those without insurance...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Increased Availability of Therapeutics for COVID-19 in Orange County; Revised Evusheld Dosing

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...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Modification of Health Care Providers and Laboratories COVID-19 Reporting Requirements

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...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Adults: CDC Publishes New Guidance for Use of 15 & 20 Valent Pneumococcal Vaccines

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...

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...