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*Los Angeles County Promotes Sensible Strategies to Reduce Dangers Associated with COVID-19*

With the lifting of county, state and federal COVID-19 emergency orders, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to ensure easy access to free vaccines, boosters, tests and therapeutics. With changes in federal and state guidance, Los Angeles County urges residents to maintain sensible precautions to minimize disruptions at worksites, schools and health care facilities caused by COVID-19 outbreaks.

Most worksites across the county (including schools) must adhere to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CAL/OSHA) requirements which state employers must:


* Ensure employees that test positive are not at the worksite for at least five days. Employees can return to work between days six through 10 after testing positive if they have not had a fever for a 24-hour period without using fever-reducing medication and other symptoms are resolved or improving. They must wear a mask around others for a total of 10 days.
* Identify and notify employees who were exposed to someone with COVID-19 during the virus?s infectious period.
* Make testing available at no cost to all employees who had close contact with an infected person at the workplace.
* Ensure all employees who had close contact with a known COVID-19 case, and remain at work, take a COVID-19 test within 3-5 days after the close contact in the event of an outbreak.

All worksites are required to report clusters of three or more cases over 14 days to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; this allows Public Health to assist worksites to reduce additional transmission that can lead to significant disruptions and possible severe illness. Case clusters can be reported to Public Health at 1-888-397-3993

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*LA County Moves to Weekly Reporting of COVID Data*

Starting in April, in alignment with both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Public Health will change to weekly reporting of COVID-19 case, hospitalization and death data on Thursdays.

The next day that we will report this data will be Thursday, April 6. These numbers are shared publicly on our social media pages and on ph.lacounty.gov.

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Daily COVID data reporting is ending and moving to weekly reporting on Thursdays
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*NEW PODCAST: Vaccine Safety for Young Children*

COVID-19 vaccines are available for children 6 months and older. Yet, in Los Angeles County, only 12% of eligible children under the age of 5 years have received one dose. That rate is even lower for Black and Latino children.

In our newest podcast episode, we chat with our own Dr. Nava Yeganeh about COVID-19 vaccine safety for young children and how families can get their child vaccinated and boosted.

Find a link to listen below.

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*Long COVID: Know the Facts*

The best way to prevent long COVID is to avoid getting infected or reinfected. The updated bivalent booster has been shown to reduce the likelihood of a severe infection, in turn potentially lowering the risk of developing long COVID.

Find a vaccine appointment near you at VaccinateLACounty.com.

People with long COVID may experience different types and/or combinations of symptoms longer than usual. Symptoms often include fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty thinking or concentrating, joint pain, and/or chest pain.

See the CA Department of Public Health Long COVID Q&A for more information: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]

Long covid can last for weeks, months or even years.
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*Additional Resources*

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has developed a wide array of documents, guidance documents, and resources for the workers, businesses, partners, and the general public on a variety of topics related to COVID-19, including:

*For the Public:*


* Vaccines [ [link removed] ], including?in-home vaccination [ [link removed] ]?????
* Masks [ [link removed] ]
* Travel [ [link removed] ]
* Reducing risk [ [link removed] ]
* Testing [ [link removed] ]
* What to do if sick [ [link removed] ]?or?exposed [ [link removed] ]
* Treatment [ [link removed] ]
* Workers? rights [ [link removed] ]

*For Businesses:*


* Best practices [ [link removed] ]
* COVID-19 in the workplace [ [link removed] ]
* Request a mobile vaccination clinic [ [link removed] ]
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Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:


* Los Angeles County Department of Public Health?[link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* California Department of Public Health?[link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?[link removed]- ncov/index.html [ [link removed] ]?Spanish?[link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* World Health Organization?[link removed] [ [link removed] ]
* LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

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The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting health equity and ensuring optimal health and well-being for all 10 million residents of Los Angeles County.

Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health comprises nearly 4,500 employees and has an annual budget of $1.2 billion. To learn more about Los Angeles County Public Health, please visit?www.publichealth .lacounty.gov [ [link removed] ].

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