Vax Facts:Vaccine Storage During Public Safety Power Shutoffs Last week the California Department of Public Health released a letter outlining steps that clinics can take to prepare and respond to an extended power outage and reduce the risk of spoiling a clinic’s entire vaccine supply. Although the letter is directed to Vaccines for Children providers, it offers recommendations useful to other practices that store and administer vaccines. October 7, 2019 SF Dept of Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco 2019 Flu and Infectious Disease Forum The San Francisco Department of Public Health invites you to attend the annual San Francisco Flu and Infectious Disease Forum on Wednesday, November 13th. September 24, 2019 Events, SF Dept of Public Health , Infectious Disease, Influenza, SFDPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFDPH Alert-- Health Update: Fentanyl Overdose In September 2019, three persons with no known history of opioid use required critical care in San Francisco following fentanyl overdose. One had sniffed a powder and was observed to immediately stop breathing and suffer a cardiac arrest; this person was toxicology positive primarily for fentanyl. The second reported sniffing cocaine while at a bar, but was toxicology positive for cocaine and fentanyl. The third was known to use cocaine, but was toxicology positive for fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine; that individual is now deceased. September 18, 2019 SF Dept of Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFDPH Memo: Influenza Vaccination or Masking for Health Care Workers Every hospital, skilled nursing, and long-term care facility in San Francisco should implement a program requiring its health care workers to receive an annual influenza vaccination or, if they decline, to wear a mask for the duration of the influenza season while working in patient careareas. September 6, 2019 SF Dept of Public Health Influenza, SFDPH 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health Alert: Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Injury The California Department of Public Health issued a health alert with updated information regarding 36 cases of vaping-associated pulmonary injury requiring hospitalization that have been reported to CDPH. August 29, 2019 Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
