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    March 3, 2023NR23-014Contact: CDPHpress@cdph.ca.gov SACRAMENTO – Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is announcing updates to several state public health officer orders that have guided Californians on how to best protect themselves and their families throughout the pandemic. The updates to the orders related to vaccination, masking, isolation, and quarantine will take effect…

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    • RT @LauraPowellEsq: BREAKING: @CAPublicHealth rescinds the mask mandate for healthcare and high-risk settings. https://t.co/5yA6jbGhUj htt…

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    Background​With the end of the California COVID-19 State of Emergency, it is appropriate to revise our current masking framework.  California’s path forward will be predicated on our individual, smarter actions that will collectively yield better outcomes for our neighborhoods, communities, and state.Consistent with the SMARTER Plan and our adaptation of the SarsCoV-2 virus in our lives,…

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    • Oregon will lift mask mandate in early April for health care settings. Same with California (April 3) albeit CADPH & Governor retained emergency powers past the public health emergency ending Feb 28: https://t.co/pDBbAINAtO https://t.co/ipThJGF4mp

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    ​This Guidance is intended to be used for buildings in which business, assembly, or other occupancy or use occurs indoors.Employers must become familiar with and implement all employee protection requirements in the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergnecy Regulations. Please see Section 9 of this document to identify the specific provisions of the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency…

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    • California is doing an excellent job in following the science..Hopefully other public health agencies will wake up soon and provide clearer guidance. https://t.co/YXAYQ3JIuS

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    BackgroundCurrently, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing in California. Importantly, other viruses such as influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are also circulating, affecting vulnerable populations including children and the elderly, and straining the state’s healthcare systems.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and California Department of Public Health…

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    • California Department of Public Health https://t.co/oomRL6zLuZ. Excellent recommendations on how to use COVID therapeutics from @CAPublicHealth

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    The Corsi-Rosenthal box is a do-it-yourself (DIY) portable air cleaner that can improve air quality indoors. You can use them to reduce the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19, smoke from wildfires, and other particles that get in the air like dust and pollen. Preliminary tests are finding Corsi-Rosenthal boxes to be an effective and cheaper alternative to commercial HEPA[1] based…

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    • Excellent info by California Dept. of Public Health on CR boxes. Share them with your school leadership, superintendents, school boards, parents, facility staff...let's get them in all schools ASAP!!! https://t.co/d5vTFwDNSm

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    Questions and Answers: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Information for Providers and Facilities …

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    • Sufficiently scared by @Farzad_MD thread about difficulty of getting COVID rx's in timely way (esp abs, which seem like a total cluster), so I looked up the CA info (have some family there; Farzad provided MA info); it's .... not obvious https://t.co/RlNzRqZsLG . @Bob_Wachter

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    ​As part of the federal government’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan the United States government is launching a nationwide Test to Treat Initiative.At Test to Treat locations, people will be tested for COVID-19. If someone tests positive and treatments are appropriate for them, they may receive a treatment prescription from a health care provider. These medications (antiviral pills) treat…

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    • This is good information to know...pass it along. The link California facilities where you can get #covid19 treatment is here: https://t.co/bo2GctAJ4X #COVID19 #pandemic #thisisourshot #vacunateya #paxlovid #molnupiravir @CMAdocs @CAPublicHealth https://t.co/4dz4ydcfhP

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    Having good ventilation and air filtration in schools is very important to reduce COVID-19 and other diseases that spread through the air. Improving indoor air quality also creates a healthier school environment by limiting exposure to harmful chemicals and wildfire smoke. In addition, better air…

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    • COVID-19 and Improving Indoor Air Quality in Schools https://t.co/Yua53xVcRF