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Bay Area Health Officials Share Guidance to Navigate the U.S.’ Infant Formula Shortage
There continues to be a shortage of infant formula nationwide due to supply chain issues and a recall of infant formula due to bacterial contamination in the Abbott manufacturing plant in Michigan. The federal government is currently working on strategies to increase...
Bay Area Health Officers Urge Public to Take Precautions as COVID Levels Rise
Twelve Bay Area health officers are stressing the importance of taking safety precautions, including continued masking indoors, as the region experiences a new swell of COVID cases and hospitalizations. The Bay Area now has California’s highest COVID infection rates....
Alameda County Continues COVID-19 Quarantine Requirements in Alignment with the CDC
Alameda County has announced that it will maintain current quarantine requirements as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Alameda County is aligned with the State’s K-12 and childcare quarantine guidance, and this announcement does not...
Alameda County Releases the First-Ever Homeless Mortality Report
The first-ever Homeless Mortality Report was released by the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency (HCSA) this week, a retrospective analysis on homeless deaths from 2018 to 2020. The report shows a dramatic 89% increase in the number of annual homeless deaths...
Alameda County Continues Focus on Community Resilience and Reducing Health Inequities as it Reaches Two-Year Anniversary of Original COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the first shelter-in-place order due to COVID-19 in Alameda County. The Alameda County Health Care Services Agency began tracking the novel coronavirus in late 2019. When the first case emerged in the Bay Area in late...
Alameda County Aligns with California K-12 and Childcare Guidance on Masking
After careful consideration and in the setting of strong improvement in local conditions, Alameda County and the City of Berkeley announced today that they will continue to align with the State’s guidance for K-12 and childcare settings and move masking requirements...
Alameda County to Lift Most Indoor Mask Mandates on February 16
In alignment with the State, the Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning...
Alameda County Celebrates Lunar New Year
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Lunar New Year! This year, the Lunar New Year begins on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 and will be followed by 15 days of celebrations marking the transition from the Year of the Ox to the Year of the Tiger. The Lunar New Year is celebrated by...
Alameda County Health Officials Strongly Recommend COVID Vaccine Boosters for All Adults
Last week, the CDC recommended COVID-19 boosters for all adults who were fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 Pfizer or Moderna vaccines at least 6 months ago. The CDC previously recommended a booster for all adults who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at...
Vaccine Requirement for First Responders and Medical Transport Providers
On November 9, 2021, the Alameda County Health Officer issued an Order requiring providers engaged in 9-1-1 ambulance transport, non-emergency medical transport, and first responders (including law enforcement and fire) to be fully vaccinated by December 21, 2021. A...
Remembering Wilma Chan
I am still in shock about the loss of my friend, Supervisor Wilma Chan, but I wanted to share some thoughts. I have personally known Wilma since early 1980, a time in which the both of us were politically active, along with a number of young people working towards...