Tag: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

LA County Health Dept., CDC Confirm County’s First Monkeypox Death

September 13, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed Sept. 12 the first death due to monkeypox in a county resident. The person “was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized,” the health department said in a statement Monday. “To protect confidentiality and privacy, additional…

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San Diego County Supervisors Ratify State of Emergency on Monkeypox

August 9, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—San Diego County supervisors unanimously ratified a state of emergency Aug. 9 in response to the monkeypox outbreak in an attempt to bolster vaccination efforts. The ratification follows a state declaration last week and will need to be ratified again every 30 days, as needed. The state of emergency declaration will allow the county…

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