County’s Focus on Health Equity Saving Lives
Nov. 8, 2021 | 10:02 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
Health equity is making sure social position doesn’t prevent people from reaching their full health potential.
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Update: Shigella Outbreak in San Diego County – 11-5-2021
Nov. 5, 2021 | 3:26 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County of San Diego has announced five new shigella cases associated with an ongoing outbreak, bringing the total to 31 confirmed and three probable cases among people experiencing homelessness.
Local Doctors Address COVID-19 Misinformation in San Diego
Nov. 3, 2021 | 7:30 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
An independent panel of local doctors today addressed COVID-19 misinformation brought up at the Nov. 2 County Board of Supervisors meeting.
San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 11-3-2021
Nov. 3, 2021 | 4:27 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Here is this week’s COVID-19 update from the County Health and Human Services Agency with data through Nov. 2, 2021.
Children Ages 5-11 Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine
Nov. 3, 2021 | 3:10 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
COVID-19 vaccinations are now available to San Diego children age 5 and older.
San Diego Could See Severe Flu Season
Nov. 3, 2021 | 2:46 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The number of influenza cases being reported this season continues to outpace the average identified at the same time the past five years, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Credit: CDC Tuberculosis Case Reported at Metropolitan Correctional Center San Diego
Nov. 2, 2021 | 10:00 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is working with Metropolitan Correctional Center San Diego, Federal Bureau of Prisons officials to notify individuals who were possibly exposed to tuberculosis.