Mandatory Vaccination or Masking for Healthcare Personnel The Public Health Officer, Dr. Wilma Wooten, has issued a health officer order mandating that all licensed acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, ambulatory and community clinics, and ambulance providers in San Diego County develop a program requiring that their healthcare personnel receive an annual influenza vaccination and that persons who decline to receive the vaccine be required to wear a mask while in contact with patients or working in patient care areas during the influenza season. This action, in conjunction with your ongoing efforts to provide influenza vaccine ... December 12, 2014 Flu, Influenza Influenza 0 0 Comment Read More »
County of San Diego Influenza Watch Click Here to Read / Download the March 25, 2015, Report Click Here to Read / Download the March 18, 2015, Report Click Here to Read / Download the March 4, 2015, Report Click Here to Read / Download the February 25, 2015, Report Click Here to Read / Download the February 18, 2015, Report Click Here to Read / Download the February 11, 2015, Report Click Here to Read / Download the February 4, 2015, Report Click Here to Read / Download the January 28, 2015, Report Click Here to Read / Download the January 21, ... November 12, 2014 Flu Flu, Influenza 0 0 Comment Read More »
Recent Alerts Concerning pH1N1 Influenza From the California Health Alert Network — January 3, 2014 This health alert provides summaries of recent advisories on influenza from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), summarizes current influenza activity in San Diego County, and provides links to useful influenza resources. On December 24, CDC issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) advisory discussing recent reports from several states of severe infection associated with influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 (pH1N1) virus infection. The advisory described critically-ill young and middle-aged adults infected with ... January 6, 2014 Flu, Influenza, Public Health H1N1, Influenza 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Diego County Influenza Watch: March 5, 2014 Click Below to Access the County of San Diego's Influenza Watch Updates: March 5, 2014 February 26, 2014 February 19, 2014 February 12, 2014 February 5, 2014 January 29, 2014 January 23, 2014, Update From CAHAN January 23, 2014 January 15, 2014 January 8, 2014 January 3, 2014, Severe Influenza Update From the CDPH ... October 16, 2013 Influenza, Public Health Influenza 0 0 Comment Read More »
CDC Releases Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza With Vaccines, 2013-2014 September 30, 2013 The CDC recently released its annual publication of Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza With Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2013–2014. This CAHAN publication communicates important information that will be useful to manage this year’s influenza season. Routine annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months who do not have contraindications. Healthcare providers should begin offering vaccination soon after vaccine becomes available and, if possible, by early October. Vaccination efforts should continue throughout the season, as the duration ... September 30, 2013 Public Health Influenza 0 0 Comment Read More »
Novel Avian Influenza A (H7N9) in China By CAHAN San DIego May 2, 2013 On April 1, 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the first known human infections with a novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus almost exclusively in China. As of May 2, 128 human cases of influenza A (H7N9) virus infection have been laboratory-confirmed, including 26 deaths. While investigations are ongoing, there is currently no evidence that the virus has become easily transmissible from person to person. Most cases have been reported in the eastern part of China, with the highest case counts in the provinces ... May 13, 2013 Public Health avian influenza, flu, H7N9, influenza 0 0 Comment Read More »