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A New Beginning
As the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ends, looking forward to a new beginning for health safety for the future
Marching on from the COVID-19 public health emergency – Los Angeles County
Los Angeles with 10 million residents is the largest county by population in the country of which more then 5% numbering more than 500,000 attend the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in the second largest city in the country – Los Angeles and its suburbs. Throughout the pandemic, Los Angeles has been hard hit given the size of the population and its density, with close to 4 million cases and 36,000 deaths reported over the past 3 years.
Tripledemic
Influenza Like Illnesses (ILIs) – including COVID-19, FLU & RSV – are simultaneously searing through the population
WHO declares Monkeypox a global Public Health Emergency
First time in history when WHO has declared two pandemic Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC)
Free COVID-19 Rapid Tests to every home in California
COVID-19 Rapid Tests At-home Rapid Antigen Tests are a key addition to our arsenal to address the COVID-19 pandemic as outlined in the Biden Administration's Winter Plan. Having Rapid Tests readily available at home would enable possible exposures to be ascertained with the least risk of further transmission, whether for adults or kids, right at home. Further, the antiviral pills launched by Pfizer & Merck need to be started within days of exposure to be effective which is impossible without s
US Vaccines for India
During the Delta wave in India, we initiated a Change.org petition to send excess US vaccines to India