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The local health emergency declared on Sept. 1 because of hepatitis A will remain in effect for another two weeks as the County continues to try to control the outbreak.
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A 49-year-old woman from Spring Valley has been confirmed as the first person in San Diego County in 2017 to test positive for West Nile virus, County Health and Human Services Agency announced Friday.
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Vaccinating members of at-risk groups with one shot of hepatitis A vaccine is enough to be able to stop the ongoing outbreak in San Diego County.
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An 86-year-old San Diego man died of complications due to influenza and is the first local, flu-related death reported this season.
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Nearly 100 people got immunized today at a clinic where the County Health and Human Services Agency officially kicked off the 2017 flu vaccination campaign. This is the 14th year in a row the County has worked with the San Diego Black Nurses Association to vaccinate people in San Diego’s southeastern community at no cost. […]
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The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved continuing the local public health emergency declared on Sept. 1 for the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in the county. The Board is required to review the need for continuing the declaration at least every 14 days. As part of the review, Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., […]
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The County Health and Human Services Agency is working with the San Diego Black Nurses Association to kick off the 2017 flu vaccination campaign.