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Keep the Flu Away from You

| 8:15 AM

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe winter months are quickly approaching and so is peak season for influenza. Now is the time to protect yourself and your family from the flu. The County provides flu vaccines at Public Health Centers throughout the region. Each year in October and November, the County also hosts flu events to bring the flu vaccine into local communities.

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Get Rid of Your Unused, Expired Prescription Drugs 

| 4:17 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNational Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday, and the County is encouraging community members to collect their unused and expired medications and take them to a drop off location around the County.  

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County Reports Second Locally Acquired Dengue Case   

| 8:45 AM

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe County is investigating a second case of locally acquired dengue. This second case is not related to the first case of locally acquired dengue that occurred earlier this month in Escondido.  

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A Second Federal Tijuana River Valley Health Survey Starts Today

| 8:21 AM

Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople working and living near the polluted Tijuana River Valley and area beaches have an opportunity to share their experiences with a federal agency that monitors community health.

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CDC and County Launch Health Survey in Tijuana River Valley

| 5:15 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonths of planning and coordination came together Thursday morning as teams of volunteers began interviewing residents living near the Tijuana River Valley about sewage pollution and its effect on their health and well-being.