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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

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...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Updated CDC Guidance for Management of Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure

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...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Oral Agents for the Treatment of COVID-19

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...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Omicron Variant in Orange County - Correction

The California Department of Public Health mask mandate is in effect until January 15, 2022. The first cases of illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant have been identified in...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Congenital Syphilis and Perinatal HIV

In the attached Dear Colleague letter , the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is asking for your assistance in responding to concerning increases in congenital syphilis...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Update on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant of Concern

The Omicron variant continues to spread and has now been identified in over 50 countries, and in 17 states within the US. No Omicron cases have been detected, at this time, in...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant of Concern

On Friday, November 26, 2021 the WHO designated the a new SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant as a Variant of Concern . It was first detected in South Africa and cases have subsequently...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Update on Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment

Earlier this week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released updated recommendations for medical providers for the use of anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Increased Disseminated Gonorrhea Infection (DGI) in California and Orange County

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Orange County Health Care Agency have been receiving increased reports of disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI). DGI is...