Slight Decline in Flu Cases
May 4, 2022 | 10:19 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
An additional 169 lab-confirmed influenza cases were reported in the region last week, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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Countywide Effort Aims to Eliminate DUI Fatalities, Injuries
Apr. 29, 2022 | 1:21 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Today, the County Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan, and other community partners joined forces in support of Vision Zero, a countywide initiative to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries related to driving under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs to zero by 2025.
County Switches COVID-19 Immunization Registry, Changes Data Reporting Frequency
Apr. 27, 2022 | 5:10 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
To align itself with the state, the County Health and Human Services Agency is now using the California Immunization Registry to record the number of San Diegans who have received COVID-19 and other recommended vaccines.
Credit: PhotoSpin Fifth Flu Death Reported in Region
Apr. 27, 2022 | 10:24 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
A 72-year-old woman is the fifth San Diegan to die of influenza this season, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported today.
County to Conduct First Larvicide Drop of 2022
Apr. 26, 2022 | 9:28 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
San Diego County is scheduled to carry out its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year Wednesday and Thursday on more than four dozen waterways, to help stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading disease like West Nile virus.
Credit: Shutterstock County Urges Parents to Get Children All Recommended Vaccinations
Apr. 25, 2022 | 4:20 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
April 24-30 is National Infant Immunization Week, and the County Health and Human Services Agency is urging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
Special Ceremony Honors Abused and Neglected Children
Apr. 22, 2022 | 1:57 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The County’s Child Welfare Services and its partners held a moment of silence and a special flag raising ceremony Friday to honor the more than 1,700 children who die in the U.S. each year as a result of abuse, violence and neglect.