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Local Public Health Experts Say It’s Too Early to Tell How …

WEBThe World Health Organization considers the new Omicron strain a “variant of concern.” “WHO is working with technical partners to understand the potential impact …

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Many More Orange County Residents Will Fall Under a …

WEBEditor’s Note: This story was updated at 3:48 p.m. to include remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden. COVID-19 vaccine mandates are about to become much more …

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Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations Double in a …

WEBAs of Thursday, 420 people were hospitalized, including 86 in intensive care units, according to the OC Health Care Agency. That’s more than double the number of …

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Irvine Examines A Public Health Office Aimed at Filling …

WEBIrvine City Councilmembers unanimously approved looking at creating a new public office of health in the city, joining other Orange County cities who are considering …

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Orange County Residents Should Expect, Prepare For …

WEBPublic health experts say COVID-19 waves will come and go for the foreseeable future, meaning residents should expect routine vaccinations and keep …

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OC Community Clinics Criticize County Effort to Keep …

WEBA coalition of Orange County health clinics — who helped the County of Orange lower Covid infection rates in North and Central OC — are raising alarm bells …

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Could OC’s New Health Inequity Map Lead to Real …

WEBAll of this information is according to a new public health inequity map, officially unveiled by community health nonprofit Advance OC and County of Orange …

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OC Sees Largest Single Day Hospitalization Increase as …

WEB“The OC Health Care Agency will deploy mobile field hospitals (MFHs) to local hospitals this week to support the Orange County (OC) health care system as it …

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Santana: As Omicron Eases, Orange County Ponders The …

WEBWhen the pandemic hit in 2020, our county supervisors were caught napping on the job just like the others before them when it comes to public health – so they …

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OC’s Covid Surge Impacting Staffing at Hospitals; …

WEBSheriff’s Department (162 staff), Social Services Agency (142 staff), Health Care Agency (59 staff) and; DA’s office (28 staff). Several other agencies with hundreds …

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Health Clinics, Community Groups and OC Health Care

WEBLocal health clinics and community organizations in OC are largely left out of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed spending plan, despite praise from Newsom for …

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Hollinger: Reproductive Healthcare Access is Not Guaranteed, …

WEBIt may be tempting to assume that reproductive health access and abortion bans are a “red state” problem we don’t need to worry about in Orange County. Unfortunately, this is …

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Santa Ana Unified Suspends Reporting New COVID-19 Cases in …

WEBThe district’s dashboard showed 1,445 confirmed COVID cases out of 45,653 staff and students on Monday morning – a decline from last Wednesday’s 1,573 …

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Questions Continue to Swirl Around Orange County Health …

WEBSince Clayton Chau was first appointed as public health director for Orange County, there have been swirling questions about whether he’s qualified to be the top …

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While San Clemente Sits Far From Emergency Rooms, Officials Say …

WEBSince San Clemente’s one standard hospital closed in 2016, the closest emergency rooms are up to half an hour away from residents – a majority of whom …

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As OC Taps New Drinking Water Sources, Worries About …

WEBThe current maximum contaminant level goal, or the maximum amount of a chemical that is considered to be safe for ingestion, is 80 milligrams per liter. Anaheim’s …

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Orange County’s Poor Residents Most At Risk from Bad Air Quality

WEBAn Environment California study lists air pollution health risks: Premature death. Damage to respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Worsened mental health and …

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Orange County Gets Proactive on Homelessness: Will it be Enough

WEBThe median gross rent in Orange County is roughly $2,250 and the poverty rate is about 10%, according to the U.S. Census. The County’s 2022 point in time count …

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Harmful Bacteria from Rivers Flowing into OC Surf Zones

WEBAccording to Christian Landon’s Southern California research, “Health Threats from Polluted Coastal Waters” found that, “Researchers estimate that 90 million …

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